Fresh manure in polytunnel

[ksia]

Hi,

I'm putting up a polytunel in the next few weeks and will be making raised beds for them.

I've fresh manure (thanks to our donkey and alpacas) from non-treated fields, do you think it's a good idea to put this on the "base" of the raised bed now? Or would I be better to leave it piled up for a few months/year?

It's been a long time since I posted, other things kind of take over...but I've always tried to look in from time to time!

thanks

[ksia]

[chriscross1966]

If it's field tailings then you should be OK, from memory the alpaca have no more efficient a gut than horses.... best to dig it in though...

[sunloving]

Hiya good luck with putting up the poly tunnel.

Just wanted to say that i put my greenhouse up in mid may last year and the only stuff i had was fresh manure.

I put it on the beds and gave it a good water with the hosepipe and then planted my toms in it.

Rather than get burnt and die which is what i had been dreading they produced the biggest tomatoes ive ever had.. the cherries were the size of ordinary toms.

So i would say, whilst you should always keep a close eye on on things, that it might do no harm to plant in it so that you get a bit of friut the first year. The car boots are filled at the moment with big tom and pepper plants for very little and so definitely worth a gamble.

x sunloving

[Kleftiwallah]

I collect Alpaca poo from the fields in an onion sack and suspend it in my big butt!

The alpaca lady told me that they have three stomachs.  One less than a cow and two more than a horse.

Cheers,    Tony.

[ksia]

Thanks for your replies. It's more a case of me being lazy, I may as well chuck it straight in when I collect it!
Seems like a good idea then!

Thanks also sunloving for the luck for the "construction". It's happening later in the season than I wanted but we had to get the ok from the mayor before going ahead. Can't wait till it arrives, then nothing else will happen in our lives!!