Recently manured - is it too soon to plant?

Started by newspud9, May 16, 2011, 09:25:31

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newspud9

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.

newspud9


manicscousers

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

goodlife

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..

antipodes

Perfect spot for all your tomatoes, courgettes, eggplants, or beans. They love it, the richer the better.
2012 - Snow in February, non-stop rain till July. Blight and rot are rife. Thieving voles cause strife. But first runner beans and lots of greens. Follow an English allotment in urban France: http://roos-and-camembert.blogspot.com

newspud9

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

goodlife

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

Ben Acre

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

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