Hello,
I'm going to cover my allotment over the winter, but I cant decide to use
manure or compost.
I can get a load of manure delivered for £25, but I don't how old it is or
any thing else about it, the other option I thought of was, wicks have a
special offer on at the mo, 3 x 90lt bags of compost £9 ( peat based
though ), I have some Marshall organic extra that I was going to mix with
it.
so the question is: manure better then compost?
or use both?
thanks
Paul

"PA" wrote in message
...
Hello,
I'm going to cover my allotment over the winter, but I cant decide to use
manure or compost.
I can get a load of manure delivered for £25, but I don't how old it is or
any thing else about it, the other option I thought of was, wicks have a
special offer on at the mo, 3 x 90lt bags of compost £9 ( peat based
though ), I have some Marshall organic extra that I was going to mix with
it.
so the question is: manure better then compost?
or use both?
thanks
Paul

Manure evertime but why not contact riding schools, livery stables etc and
see if you can collect your own for free many of them have to pay to have it
taken away !!!!!!!!

"PA" wrote:

Hello PA

P I'm going to cover my allotment over the winter, but I cant
P decide to use manure or compost. I can get a load of manure
P delivered for £25, but I don't how old it is or any thing
P else about it, the other option I thought of was, wicks have
P a special offer on at the mo, 3 x 90lt bags of compost £9 (
P peat based though ), I have some Marshall organic extra that
P I was going to mix with it. so the question is: manure
P better then compost? or use both? thanks Paul

Most horse places are only too willing to let you collect for free -
if you've got something to shift the stuff then it might work out a
lot cheaper, and you can be fussier about what you collect than if it
was delivered.

--
Simon Avery, Dartmoor, UK Ý http://www.digdilem.org/

Most horse places are only too willing to let you collect for free -
if you've got something to shift the stuff then it might work out a
lot cheaper, and you can be fussier about what you collect than if it
was delivered.

--
Simon Avery, Dartmoor, UK Ý http://www.digdilem.org/


I get excited when any one wants horse manure, one day my prince will
come and take my muck heap away :-)

kate
gloucestershire just in case :-)

On Sun, 24 Aug 2003 20:33:20 +0100, Kate Morgan
wrote:


Most horse places are only too willing to let you collect for free -
if you've got something to shift the stuff then it might work out a
lot cheaper, and you can be fussier about what you collect than if it
was delivered.

--
Simon Avery, Dartmoor, UK Ý http://www.digdilem.org/


I get excited when any one wants horse manure, one day my prince will
come and take my muck heap away :-)

Keep kissing the frogs :-)
--
Martin

snip

I get excited when any one wants horse manure, one day my prince will
come and take my muck heap away :-)

Keep kissing the frogs :-)

I will I will, when are you coming over :-)))

The message
from "PA" contains these words:

I'm going to cover my allotment over the winter, but I cant decide to use
manure or compost.
I can get a load of manure delivered for £25, but I don't how old it is or
any thing else about it, the other option I thought of was, wicks have a
special offer on at the mo, 3 x 90lt bags of compost £9 ( peat based
though ), I have some Marshall organic extra that I was going to mix with
it.
so the question is: manure better then compost?
or use both?

Depends on the ground. If the soil is already good loam, compost (i.e.,
peat-like stuff) won't help it much, but if it's heavy ground, or sandy,
it will. Manure will help virtually all soils, and over winter it should
be incorporated and broken down by the worms.

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On Sun, 24 Aug 2003 20:52:51 +0100, Kate Morgan
wrote:

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I get excited when any one wants horse manure, one day my prince will
come and take my muck heap away :-)

Keep kissing the frogs :-)

I will I will, when are you coming over :-)))

SURPRISE SURPRISE!
:-)
--
Martin

I get excited when any one wants horse manure, one day my prince will
come and take my muck heap away :-)

Keep kissing the frogs :-)

I will I will, when are you coming over :-)))

SURPRISE SURPRISE!
:-)

LOL very loudly !

On Sun, 24 Aug 2003 21:29:50 +0100, Kate Morgan
wrote:


I get excited when any one wants horse manure, one day my prince will
come and take my muck heap away :-)

Keep kissing the frogs :-)

I will I will, when are you coming over :-)))

SURPRISE SURPRISE!
:-)

LOL very loudly !

It wouldn't have been much of a surprise, if I had whispered, other
than the metamorphoses bit, that is.
--
Martin

"bnd777" wrote in message
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Manure evertime but why not contact riding schools, livery stables etc
and
see if you can collect your own for free many of them have to pay to have
it
taken away !!!!!!!!

there is a field down the road that has bags of manure left out side the
gate, but I thought manure has to age 6months to a year before it can be
used, or could I leave it covering the ground from now to say spring and
then dig it in?
thanks
Paul

PA wrote:
: Hello,
: I'm going to cover my allotment over the winter, but I cant decide to
: use manure or compost.
: I can get a load of manure delivered for £25, but I don't how old it
: is or any thing else about it, the other option I thought of was,
: wicks have a special offer on at the mo, 3 x 90lt bags of compost £9
: ( peat based though ), I have some Marshall organic extra that I was
: going to mix with it.
: so the question is: manure better then compost?
: or use both?
: thanks
: Paul

They are both good, get as much of both as you can

Robert The Devil's Advocate www.pafc.co.uk

there is a field down the road that has bags of manure left out side the
gate, but I thought manure has to age 6months to a year before it can be
used, or could I leave it covering the ground from now to say spring and
then dig it in?
thanks
Paul

I just spread mine where needed in the autumn and forget about it, no
problems.
kate

Xref: kermit uk.rec.gardening:161887

On Sun, 24 Aug 2003 20:33:20 +0100, Kate Morgan wrote:


Most horse places are only too willing to let you collect for free -
if you've got something to shift the stuff then it might work out a
lot cheaper, and you can be fussier about what you collect than if it
was delivered.

--
Simon Avery, Dartmoor, UK Ý http://www.digdilem.org/


I get excited when any one wants horse manure, one day my prince will
come and take my muck heap away :-)

kate
gloucestershire just in case :-)

Where? Mail me, it's a spam trap, but I'll fish you out of there in a couple of
days:-)

Liz

"Simon Avery" wrote in message
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"PA" wrote:

Hello PA

P I'm going to cover my allotment over the winter, but I cant
P decide to use manure or compost. I can get a load of manure
P delivered for £25, but I don't how old it is or any thing
P else about it, the other option I thought of was, wicks have
P a special offer on at the mo, 3 x 90lt bags of compost £9 (
P peat based though ), I have some Marshall organic extra that
P I was going to mix with it. so the question is: manure
P better then compost? or use both? thanks Paul

Most horse places are only too willing to let you collect for free -
if you've got something to shift the stuff then it might work out a
lot cheaper, and you can be fussier about what you collect than if it
was delivered.



My friends daughter has just moved her horse to a field with one other
horse. One of the rental stipulations for the field is that they dispose of
all horse manure.

They bag it up and bring it to me. I would never have believed the amount of
s__t that comes out of two horses.

ATM the heap is 4' x 12' x 3' high - and it`s only been going for six weeks.

I`m in desperately need of 10 pallets to build three compost bins.

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Alan.

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