The wishbone never could replace the backbone.
Sonja Draven wrote: I just got a truck load of aged horse manure. Dark, wormy and no sign of straw / hay but it's sort of a gummy / sticky texture compared to what I'm used to. A pain to shovel. I hope that's normal... I haven't used horse before.
Gail Gardner @GrowMap
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Gail Gardner wrote:
Sonja Draven wrote: I just got a truck load of aged horse manure. Dark, wormy and no sign of straw / hay but it's sort of a gummy / sticky texture compared to what I'm used to. A pain to shovel. I hope that's normal... I haven't used horse before.
I don't want to discourage you, but horse manure can sometimes be problematic. Sadly, some people are using herbicides that are so persistent that they don't break down even when composted. So you have to be very careful to only use manure from animals that have not been eating any pasture or hay that was sprayed with these kinds of herbicides.
Some people are doing test plantings a few weeks early because the damage these herbicides do doesn't show up until plants are a few weeks old. I hope that the manure you got is free of anything like that. Creating new soil is complicated, and some components tie up nutrients as they break down.
Hopefully, someone with more advanced skills than I have will be able to read through what you've done and give specific suggestions.
The wishbone never could replace the backbone.
Some places need to be wild
The wishbone never could replace the backbone.
Some places need to be wild
The wishbone never could replace the backbone.
Some places need to be wild
The wishbone never could replace the backbone.
Some places need to be wild
Some places need to be wild
And he said, "I want to live as an honest man, to get all I deserve, and to give all I can, and to love a young woman whom I don't understand. Your Highness, your ways are very strange."
The wishbone never could replace the backbone.
And he said, "I want to live as an honest man, to get all I deserve, and to give all I can, and to love a young woman whom I don't understand. Your Highness, your ways are very strange."
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The wishbone never could replace the backbone.
Sonja Draven wrote:Friend confirmed that stuff was growing on and around the manure pile...
Gail Gardner @GrowMap
Small Business Marketing Strategist, lived on an organic farm in SE Oklahoma, but moved where I can plant more trees.
Sonja Draven wrote:I haven't tried a fork (I'm not sure the difference between a manure and non-manure fork) but I definitely will.
Gail Gardner @GrowMap
Small Business Marketing Strategist, lived on an organic farm in SE Oklahoma, but moved where I can plant more trees.
The wishbone never could replace the backbone.
In the PNW weather system, it rains all winter, getting that buried wood good and wet. Then we get a summer drought just when we've got enough sun to actually grow stuff. So having large, buried logs seem to really hold that water and the plants need less frequent care. So the goal isn't necessarily for them to "decompose quickly" - they're your "sponge full of water", rather than a source of nutrients for your plants.They are still there so while they do give up their goodness to the soil, they do so slowly.
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The wishbone never could replace the backbone.
The wishbone never could replace the backbone.
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