horse manure

[manicscousers]

We're making 2 hot beds this autumn, the other one worked so well last year, 3 crops out of it, just picked up 8 bags and 3/4 filled one of the beds  :)

[manicscousers]

[Digeroo]

Beans are very susceptible to the aminopyralid type weedkillers so show signs very quickly.  Basically put some broad beans into two pots one with manure added and one without.  Both set of beans will grow well to start with but after two to three weeks if there is contamination in the manure the growing tips will begin to curl upwards rather than down.  Basically the two sets of beans will look different.  If they both remain healthy then the manure is good.

[Robert_Brenchley]

What do you think the Victorians fed their veg with? Put a bit in a pot mixed with compost, and plant a bean in it. If it grows into a healhy plant, you can use it. If the bean's all twisted, its got herbicide in it.

[lavenderlux]

Weed seeds can survive going through a horse and using horse/stable manure can lead to lots of unwanted weeds, even if its been left to rot down.
Bullocks manure (especially if they've been in a yard and on straw and its well rotted), is better, as bovines have four stomachs and very few weed seeds will be viable after going through a bullock

[lorna]

Picked up another 6 bags of horse manure today. Grandsons partner has a horse. They don't spray their field so can I assume the manure is safe to use? Thanks.