Topic: manure

[debster]

hubby brought me home a lovely present of a big sack of manure today most wives would be gutted wanting flowers etc but i was dead chuffed, i wanted some to put on my rhubarb but he has brought me far more then i need so can i just put the rest on the rest of my garden and still safely plant my veggies in march april spuds etc
thanks
debs ;D

[Thegoodlife]

Yes, just chuck it on the garden & let natures little rotovators do the work (aka the worms) ;D ;D

then dig in before you plant

[Tee Gee]

a lovely present of a big sack of manure today most wives would be gutted

That reminds me of an auction I once went to;

Occasionally we would throw in a 'secret lot' to bid for i.e. you did not know what you were buying.

I opened the bidding at a tenner which raised a few eyebrows, I am well  known for only bidding on bargains  ;)

The bidding carried on up to £35 when, and only then, did the buyer find out what he had bidded for.

Yes you have guessed it..........a bag of sheep droppings that we had scraped together off the moors around us.


Initially he was a bit upset as he thought we had set out to con HIM but when it was explained he calmed down.

Still don't know what he did with it though ??? ;D but I guess you know what to do with yours.

[Mr Smith]

Living in rural Leicestershire I'm surrounded by it, I have a good supply off my mates three horses ;)

[glosterwomble]

I go to my local riding school for FREE muck  ;D
http://fork-in-hell.blogspot.com/2007/11/one-year-old.html

we got a load of muck in November and spread some on the beds, the rest we put into a designated muck area at the plot and into some bags at home. When we put it onto the beds in November obviously it had the winter to rot down etc,  can someone tell me if it would be ok to put it onto the beds at home now as obviously we are near to coming into spring. Will there be time for it to rot properly? It wont burn the plants will it?  ???

[debster]

wel thankee kindly  ;D

[star]

Glosterwomble, if the manure is well rotted it will smell sweet and earthy. If its not you will still smell of ammonia with a pooey aroma. It will burn if its not rotted sufficiently.

Take a good handful and a good sniff.................mmmmm

[posie]

I got offered some free manure today, if I spread it over the plot now, can I dig it in probably in about 3 weeks time or has it not had enough time to rot down by then? Although my soil seems to be chocka with worms so wondering if I actually need it this year at all? 

[glosterwomble]

Glosterwomble, if the manure is well rotted it will smell sweet and earthy. If its not you will still smell of ammonia with a pooey aroma. It will burn if its not rotted sufficiently.

Take a good handful and a good sniff.................mmmmm

Sounds delightful  :-X  I'll give it a go Star, thanks for advice  ;D