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Title: Mixing farmyard/horse manure
Post by: Mr Smith on August 01, 2008, 19:56:32
I'm already sourcing my manure to put on the allotment at the backend of the year, I have a good supply of horse manure and cow muck are there likely to be any problems with mixing the two together in one big heap before I spread it on to the allotment :)
Title: Re: Mixing farmyard/horse manure
Post by: teresa on August 02, 2008, 00:09:58
If it is fresh horse manure let it rot for 12 months, I spread some on lottie many years ago and got half a lottie of oats.
Title: Re: Mixing farmyard/horse manure
Post by: growmore on August 02, 2008, 09:20:59
No Problems mixing it at all .Just make sure its cooled down a bit before you spread it .
Title: Re: Mixing farmyard/horse manure
Post by: delboy on August 02, 2008, 10:29:38
Sooo jealous.

London is a pants place to get hold of cow/pig manure.
Title: Re: Mixing farmyard/horse manure
Post by: Amazin on August 03, 2008, 00:45:07
Delboy, have you got any City Farms near you?

http://www.farmgarden.org.uk/london-pages.html
Title: Re: Mixing farmyard/horse manure
Post by: delboy on August 04, 2008, 10:48:38
Amazin

Nope. Nada. Niente. etc.

Much horse muck but Chessington's Zoo section seems to have a contract to sell its esoteric crap to a commercial mob - they won't let on to whom though..

Thanks for the link, though.
Title: Re: Mixing farmyard/horse manure
Post by: Mr Smith on August 05, 2008, 18:25:59
I've just spotted the biggest pile of farmyard muck just a mile from my house, why have I not seen this beautiful sight before??, tomorrow its finding out time about getting some on mi lotty :)
Title: Re: Mixing farmyard/horse manure
Post by: telboy on August 08, 2008, 21:18:54
Ref. Manure.
Please be aware of the problems (nationwide) for 3 years now of farm manure contaminated with Aminopyralid herbicide.
See threads on this site for further info.