Topic: manure now?

[oubykh]

Just checking, theres no reason why i cannot put manure onto the areas i'm clearing of this years crops, ready for next year is there?, not to early is it? :-\   (its rotted and bagged currently.)

[Buster54]

I am in the process of doing exactly that and 3 of my allotment neighbors I started last month on a small plot then as I clear another gonna do the same then leave it till Jan to dig over.

[lorna]

Was wondering the same. Will spread mine in the next couple of weeks. Then I can give Granddaughter the empty bags ready for her to fill again :) The supply will come from her horse Spirit who got placed 2nd in 2 events recently in her first show.

[Buster54]

You wanna make sure its well rotted Lorna as putting fresh horse manure on will only create a nice meadow for you next year  :-*

[oubykh]

thats great, i thought should be okay, i need alot more than i have currently got, apparently its had none for about 5 years!!

[Mr Smith]

Just had four ton of good rotted  farmyard manure delivered at the weekend , I will be spreading it the first opportunity I get this week :)

[lorna]

Buster54 the bags I am going to use have been standing since end of last year so hopefully it will be suitable. When the bags are refilled they will stand for next autumn. I only learnt fron A4A members that the manure should be well rotted. Parents don't always know best ::) ::) my Dad would send us out with a bucket to collect from the milkmans horse, milkman would always stop on the end of our road to go in a neighbours for a cuppa. Dad would put the horse manure straight round his tom plants!!!!

[oubykh]

Just had four ton of good rotted  farmyard manure delivered at the weekend , I will be spreading it the first opportunity I get this week :)

will you be leaving on top now or forking in?

[Lauren S]

I pile the manure on thick, cover with black plastic and weight it down and leave my new friends, the worms, do the work for me  ;D

[Mr Smith]

Ouby, because the allotment has not had any muck on for four years I will be spreading it on by fork then going over with the rotovator then spreading another layer on top which will not be touched untill next year :)

[Fork]

Hopefully (mainly because I organized it!),our local farmer will start dropping loads of "muck" off this coming weekend.

Cant speak for others but in my case the muck will be "dug in" as I go along.I have tried the other methods but this one suits me better.

[Mr Smith]

Tomorrow is the first time that I have had the chance to spread my muck, hope the weather holds out,  ;)