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Is it OK to use horse manure containing LAY-SOFT?
Is it OK to use horse manure containing LAY-SOFT?
A neighbour has horses and uses for their bedding something called LAY-SOFT made by Ron Hull & Sons. It is made from wood chippings. The manufacturer says only whitewood is used, that it is treated only with ozone, not chemicals. Is it OK to put on the garden or to mix in with the compost? -- Chris |
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Is it OK to use horse manure containing LAY-SOFT?
"Chris" wrote
Is it OK to use horse manure containing LAY-SOFT? A neighbour has horses and uses for their bedding something called LAY-SOFT made by Ron Hull & Sons. It is made from wood chippings. The manufacturer says only whitewood is used, that it is treated only with ozone, not chemicals. Is it OK to put on the garden or to mix in with the compost? If it's soft wood chips treated with a form of oxygen, presumably for sterilisation purposes, then I don't see a problem. Their site says "after use Lay-Soft is bio-degradable and an excellent temporary weed suppressant - so you can be sure that you are "doing your bit" for the environment and lowering yours and your horse's carbon footprint!" Wood chips do take longer to rot down than some other animal bedding and in doing so they do use nitrogen so only use it as a manure after it is well rotted. If you intend to keep it to rot then throw on some high nitrogen fertiliser to help speed the process. Well rotted sawdust etc does make an excellent manure for clay soils IME as the small particles help break up the clay and keep it broken up. -- Regards. Bob Hobden. Posted to this Newsgroup from the W of London, UK |
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Is it OK to use horse manure containing LAY-SOFT?
On Wed, 28 Mar 2012 22:49:32 +0100, Bob Hobden wrote:
If you intend to keep it to rot then throw on some high nitrogen fertiliser to help speed the process. In other words, pee on it. |
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Is it OK to use horse manure containing LAY-SOFT?
In article , Derek Turner
writes On Wed, 28 Mar 2012 22:49:32 +0100, Bob Hobden wrote: If you intend to keep it to rot then throw on some high nitrogen fertiliser to help speed the process. In other words, pee on it. Won't the horses have done that? -- Chris |
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Is it OK to use horse manure containing LAY-SOFT?
On Thu, 29 Mar 2012 09:23:08 +0100, Chris wrote:
In article , Derek Turner writes On Wed, 28 Mar 2012 22:49:32 +0100, Bob Hobden wrote: If you intend to keep it to rot then throw on some high nitrogen fertiliser to help speed the process. In other words, pee on it. Won't the horses have done that? Yes, of course, but Rob is worried that the lay-soft may deplete the nitrogen as it composts so a little of yours will do no harm and probably some good. |
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Is it OK to use horse manure containing LAY-SOFT?
Is it OK to use horse manure containing LAY-SOFT? A neighbour has horses and uses for their bedding something called LAY-SOFT made by Ron Hull & Sons. It is made from wood chippings. The manufacturer says only whitewood is used, that it is treated only with ozone, not chemicals. Is it OK to put on the garden or to mix in with the compost? -- Chris I use a similar product for my horses bedding and it seems to rot down well although much slower than straw. I used quite a lot of it to put a surface down for the horse to be exercised on and that too works well, I also get loads of interesting fungi growing on it. kate |
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Is it OK to use horse manure containing LAY-SOFT?
Chris writes: Is it OK to use horse manure containing LAY-SOFT? A neighbour has horses and uses for their bedding something called LAY-SOFT made by Ron Hull & Sons. It is made from wood chippings. The manufacturer says only whitewood is used, that it is treated only with ozone, not chemicals. Is it OK to put on the garden or to mix in with the compost? Then Kate replies (oddly - under the signature separator - and without word wrapping - I wonder why?): I use a similar product for my horses bedding and it seems to rot down well although much slower than straw. I used quite a lot of it to put a surface down for the horse to be exercised on and that too works well, I also get loads of interesting fungi growing on it. Kate - thanks for your comments. My concern was that the manure made from Lay-Soft might kill my vegetables. Can anyone confirm plants growing OK after the manure has been applied? -- Chris |
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