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Re: Horse Manure - advice needed



great to feed to worms too...or sell to worm farmers!
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Bob <robertm2@shiatel.tds.net> wrote in article
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> We have a 20 stall barn - full - thus lots of this product, taken off of
a
> sawdust base.  It is a good soil conditioner.  It's contribution to
> fertility will depend on its age and how much leaching has occurred.  Its
> quality will also depend on the type of bedding that us used.  Mushroom
> growers use straw based horse manure but won't accept manure with any
other
> type of bedding in it.  If shavings or sawdust are used as bedding, the
> type of wood that yielded the sawdust can contribute to the character of
> the manure and its acidity.   All of these things can be accessed by
having
> the pile tested if you are really interested in the details.  
> 
> We sell our stuff to folks for their gardens and flower beds, primarily
as
> a tilth builder.  
> As far as weeds go, they should be no problem in properly composted horse
> manure.  The temperatures reached in composted horse manure are among the
> highest attained in any manure pile and most seeds are effectively
killed. 
> Chickens are great for fly control around manure piles because they eat
the
> fly larva as they hatch - unfortunately my wife won't allow chickens in
> with her horses so we spray with pyrethrins.
> 
> If you contact your  local Cooperative Agriculture Extension Agent, you
can
> probably get a good deal of information regarding the management and
> potential uses of horse manure.  
> 
> 
> Shadow <shadow@mistgiga.net.au> wrote in article
> <3383CB7D.3E79@mistgiga.net.au>...
> > Warren wrote:
> > > I have a large and growing pile of horse manure. ...<snip>... 
> > > What I would like to know is, firstly, is this stuff any good 
> > > as mulch as I am about to plant a lot of trees and an orchard. 
> > > Secondly, what are some other uses I can put this stuff to, what 
> > > is horse manure suited for? Any advive much appreciated. 
> > 
>  
> 


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