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Title: Recently manured - is it too soon to plant?
Post by: newspud9 on May 16, 2011, 09:25:31

A couple of months ago, my allotment neighbour offered me a couple of w/barrows of some well-rotted horse manure which I've dug in to an area c.20'x10'. Is too early to sow anything in to it and should I really be waiting?

Many thanks.

Title: Re: Recently manured - is it too soon to plant?
Post by: manicscousers on May 16, 2011, 09:27:20

if it's well rotted, I'd go for it ;D

Title: Re: Recently manured - is it too soon to plant?
Post by: goodlife on May 16, 2011, 09:42:27

Planting is fine..but what you were going to sow? Root crops don't do well manured ground..so you might end up with very, very forked carrots..edible but not very carrot shapely crop..

Title: Re: Recently manured - is it too soon to plant?
Post by: antipodes on May 16, 2011, 10:02:55

Perfect spot for all your tomatoes, courgettes, eggplants, or beans. They love it, the richer the better.

Title: Re: Recently manured - is it too soon to plant?
Post by: newspud9 on May 16, 2011, 10:04:01

Thanks for this.

Goodlife - Carrots already in elsewhere - I was thinking maybe sweetcorn, pumpkin, french beans, broccoli
What do you think?

Antipodes - just seen yours. Many thanks

Title: Re: Recently manured - is it too soon to plant?
Post by: goodlife on May 16, 2011, 10:09:18

..perfect..mind though..you may need to sprinkle some lime on surface after planting some broccoli.. ;)

Title: Re: Recently manured - is it too soon to plant?
Post by: Ben Acre on May 16, 2011, 18:09:06

Plant now and mulch with more on top around plants the soil will soon pull it into the soil.

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