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Posted by
luckylobo (
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Thu, Feb 7, 08 at 18:13
| We live about 6 miles north of Dallas-FW (Texas) airport at the north end of Flower Mound, and have an overabundance of horse manure, including several old manure piles that have been composting for years. My horses are fed Purina mixed grains (Strategy and Equine Senior), grass hay, alfalfa hay, and bedded on wood shavings.
I also have "straight poop" piles in the pasture that I'm happy to give you if you'll help me pick them up (they are dried out and relatively light and odor free).
I also have usually have a very fresh pile near the barn, in addition to the old manure piles that have been composting. Every week or so we remove it to a different part of the property, and it is steaming hot inside.
My husband's niece created a beautiful lawn in a particularly rocky section of Granbury TX using my last big pile (they had almost no topsoil in their yard -- rocks sticking up all over). I'd love to see somebody get some use out of it all.
We have a small tractor and can help load a truck or trailer. |
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RE: dfw tx area - free horse manure
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| oh yeah, here's a question: if manure has been sitting in a barn for a long time, will it compost or help a compost pile cook, or is it already composted? |
RE: dfw tx area - free horse manure
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| I'm not sure whether the pile has to be old or new to compost, I am new at the idea. I can tell you our results though. Our old (more than a year) pile was not steaming any more when my husband's niece took it. Actually the center and bottom was like black dirt, almost like that bagged Black Cow manure you can buy at Home Depot. The new pile, which is what has been taken out of the stalls every day, is SMOKING hot when it gets moved. On the weekend, we move the hot pile with a tractor and when it gets dug into, it smokes. My guess is the new stuff would help your pile compost better since the urine and bacteria are fresh. I don't know much about composting but I think whatever reaction is making the smoke is done by the time the pile is a year old. My husband's niece took the old pile because it doesn't smell so horsey and she was afraid the fresh stuff would burn what little grass she had. In the end, they spread it about 4" thick and rolled down brand new sod over top. They have the only nice yard in their neighborhood! I built lots of raised beds at my old house in Houston, where nothing would grow in the gumbo dirt. Seemed like a good idea until I found out how much the soil would be to fill them. Instead of paying for dirt to be delivered, I filled them with garbage cans full of the old manure pile from the place I boarded my horse. I had a fabulous garden there, I could even grow hibiscus and gardenias :) |
RE: dfw tx area - free horse manure
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- Posted by liz_h 7/8 DFW Texas (My Page) on
Fri, Nov 7, 08 at 23:50
| I have a friend who might be interested. Could you email me your address? Actually I might be interested too! I'm in Flower Mound also. |
RE: dfw tx area - free horse manure
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| This thread was recommended by someone in the compost forum. Email me please so that I can pick up the compost for my rose beds. Thanks, AutumnShowers |
RE: dfw tx area - free horse manure
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RE: dfw tx area - free horse manure
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| I am interested in picking up some manure, are you still offering? |
RE: dfw tx area - free horse manure
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| are you still offering? I am interested in the horse manure. |
RE: dfw tx area - free horse manure
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| Do you still offer it? i live in flower mound too. I am interested to getting some for my vegetable garden. Thanks |
RE: dfw tx area - free horse manure
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| What? There's manure in Texas? How can that be. |
RE: dfw tx area - free horse manure
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| I am interested in a trailer load of your older manure. Are you still offering it? Please email a response to demelone@yahoo.com. Thanks. |
RE: dfw tx area - free horse manure
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| If still avaible please email contact info. Thanks, |
RE: dfw tx area - free horse manure
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- Posted by jolj 7b8a-S.C.,USA (My Page) on
Fri, Dec 31, 10 at 21:45
I like some too.
Do you deliver to South Carolina?
Not funny, wish I was closer. |
RE: dfw tx area - free horse manure
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| Please tell me you still have the free horse manuer? If so please email me at sumeyko.jones@fisglobal.com. Thank you! |
RE: dfw tx area - free horse manure
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RE: dfw tx area - free horse manure
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| I'm interested in the horse manure, do you still have some available? I bought some mixed manure and frankly (no pun intended) it stinks! Not of very good quality. I would love to get my hands on some of the real stuff. Thanks |
RE: dfw tx area - free horse manure
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I was wondering if you still had any more horse manure. I have all kinds of containers to fill if you have still more manure and can bring you many more to store the manure for you to keep on your property. Could e-mail your address or contact me. My cell number is 972-748-3658. My e-mail address is GabrielLeal@greenfireenvironmental.com
Thank you |
RE: dfw tx area - free horse manure
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| Me too! Please let me know if the good stuff is still available. |
RE: dfw tx area - free horse manure
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| Hi, I'm interested in the free horse manure for composting. I live in Arlington, TX 76002. Please respond with instructions on how to contact you to make arrangements for pick up. Thanks SGmoma |
RE: dfw tx area - free horse manure
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Do you deliver?
I'm not far away, Ontario, Canada!
Just joking, wish I lived closer.
On second thoughts, I'm better off where I am, no offense intended. |
RE: dfw tx area - free horse manure
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| Hello! I hope you are still offering the compost. Please let us know your location. We are based close by. Thank you. |
RE: dfw tx area - free horse manure
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I live nearby in Lewisville and I'm getting my garden ready. Do you have a pickup load available? I'll bring my shovel and fill the back up when you say okay.
Tony |
RE: dfw tx area - free horse manure
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| Wow..A lot of attention for a five year old post...guess the horse manure would be well on its way to composting.. |
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