What vegetables should I use horse manure for?

I have put some down for the potatoes, but what other things need it?

Alan

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What vegetables should I use horse manure for?

I have put some down for the potatoes, but what other things need it?

Roses?

It should be well-rotted, except when growing celery and cauliflowers.
Both like to have their feet in raw muck - but be sure the caulis aren't
a white variety of broccoli...

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"alan.holmes" wrote...
What vegetables should I use horse manure for?

I have put some down for the potatoes, but what other things need it?

Not roots.
We use a 4 year rotation and the manure goes on thickly before the potatoes
so each quarter get a big dose of manure once in 4 years. We use chicken
manure pellets, seaweed extract and Growmore in between.

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Regards
Bob Hobden
just W. of London

On Apr 25, 7:21*pm, "alan.holmes" wrote:

What vegetables should I use horse manure for?

I have put some down for the potatoes, but what other things need it?

Some people put it on their rhubarb, but I prefer custard on mine.

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What vegetables should I use horse manure for?

I have put some down for the potatoes, but what other things need it?

Alan

most veg will benefit from as much as you are likely to put on but it would
be advisable to put the root crops in it the following year after
application

Robert (Plymouth) wrote:
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What vegetables should I use horse manure for?

I have put some down for the potatoes, but what other things need it?

Alan

most veg will benefit from as much as you are likely to put on but it
would be advisable to put the root crops in it the following year
after application

Would it be good to mix in with the compost?

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most veg will benefit from as much as you are likely to put on but it would
be advisable to put the root crops in it the following year after
application

There are heaps of veg which won't!

Just try manuring onions!

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Robert (Plymouth) wrote:
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What vegetables should I use horse manure for?

I have put some down for the potatoes, but what other things need it?

Alan

most veg will benefit from as much as you are likely to put on but it
would be advisable to put the root crops in it the following year
after application

Would it be good to mix in with the compost?

Yes, with the proviso that it's well-rotted - unless you're growing
celery or (real) caulis there.

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Robert (Plymouth) wrote:
"alan.holmes" wrote in message
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What vegetables should I use horse manure for?

I have put some down for the potatoes, but what other things need
it?

Alan

most veg will benefit from as much as you are likely to put on but
it would be advisable to put the root crops in it the following year
after application

Would it be good to mix in with the compost?

Yes, with the proviso that it's well-rotted - unless you're growing
celery or (real) caulis there.

Ok, so if it is mixed with the compost (in the making) ie kitchen waste etc
it will be ok for anything?

"alan.holmes" wrote in message
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What vegetables should I use horse manure for?

I have put some down for the potatoes, but what other things need it?

Thanks for all the suggestions!

Alan

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Ok, so if it is mixed with the compost (in the making) ie kitchen waste etc
it will be ok for anything?

Improving soil-structure, fertilising, attracting worms and all their
good works, improving drainage *AND* (counter-intuitively) enhancing
moisture-retention.

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Rusty
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Ok, so if it is mixed with the compost (in the making) ie kitchen
waste etc it will be ok for anything?

Improving soil-structure, fertilising, attracting worms and all their
good works, improving drainage *AND* (counter-intuitively) enhancing
moisture-retention.

Excellent Thank you.

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Rusty_Hinge wrote:
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Ok, so if it is mixed with the compost (in the making) ie kitchen
waste etc it will be ok for anything?

Improving soil-structure, fertilising, attracting worms and all their
good works, improving drainage *AND* (counter-intuitively) enhancing
moisture-retention.

Excellent Thank you.

You're very welcome - oh, and there's always a chance of mushrooms...

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Rusty_Hinge wrote:
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Rusty_Hinge wrote:
The message
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Ok, so if it is mixed with the compost (in the making) ie kitchen
waste etc it will be ok for anything?

Improving soil-structure, fertilising, attracting worms and all
their good works, improving drainage *AND* (counter-intuitively)
enhancing moisture-retention.

Excellent Thank you.

You're very welcome - oh, and there's always a chance of mushrooms...

In the compost bin?

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Rusty_Hinge wrote:
The message
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Rusty_Hinge wrote:
The message
from "Ophelia" contains these words:

Ok, so if it is mixed with the compost (in the making) ie kitchen
waste etc it will be ok for anything?

Improving soil-structure, fertilising, attracting worms and all
their good works, improving drainage *AND* (counter-intuitively)
enhancing moisture-retention.

Excellent Thank you.

You're very welcome - oh, and there's always a chance of mushrooms...

In the compost bin?

Fried.

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