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gardenfanatic MO zone5b (
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Fri, Apr 20, 12 at 19:11
| I have a source for horse or cow manure that's been aged for a year. Does anyone know if either tends to be weedier than the other? I'm thinking about spreading it around the gardens instead of composting it. Thanks,
Deanna
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| I have heard that due to the way the food is digested that cow is better then horse. Four stomachs vs one. But others may have first hand information. |
RE: Talk to me about manure!
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In reality, and from my experience, you will most likely get more "weeds" from birds flying over your garden then from manure, if it is properly tilled into your soil. A much larger concern with manures is the potential for disease pathogens and is why the Center for Disease Control and the USDA strongly urge that when manures are used in gardens that they be applied no sooner than 90 days for above ground crops and 120 days for root crops and the produce from gardens that have had manure applied be thoroughly and properly washed before being eaten.
Better is to properly compost any manure before it is applied to the garden. |
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| Most of my weed species have been imported with different types of aged manure. This is because wherever the old piles were kept became hills of weeds which go heavily to seed, impregnating the manure. If you can get it from large piles that are still "hot" then there will be little or no weed seed in it. The good news is that the types of weeds that like to grow in aged manure are the so-called 'fertility' weeds which are generally quite easy to control, rather than grassy weeds or thistles and docks which are much more problematic. |
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| I put down a bunch of aged horse manure about 3 months ago. I've since worked some compost in to the garden. My beds sat empty for several weeks (I figured I'd give the weeds a chance to sprout before putting my plants out there). No weeds for me. I'm pleased. |
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| Horse manure has so much pine shavings in it these days that it takes weeds a long time to get going in a pile of it. Less weed seed and much less value than when horses were bedded in straw. |
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| The boarding stable down the road uses for bedding hardwood sawdust and shavings because that is what is readily available to them. Other places may well use pine sawdust and shavings if that is what is most available. |
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