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Fairport,NY

How many #'s of Nitrogen in 1 yard of 1 year old composted cow manure?
attempting to amend my soil for my new 2008 patch and my nitrogen recommendations are for between 2.8-3.2 lbs. per 1000 sq ft?
Any help would be greatly appreciated
Bumkin

9/11/2007 6:34:11 PM

Somers, CT

Nitrogen does not stay around too long but I can give you an idea. Cow manuer is about 12-3-9. One book states 10 pounds of N per ton. Not sure what a yard of manuer weighs but it feels like a ton when shoveling it.

9/11/2007 7:26:20 PM

Mastic Beach, New York

my rule of thumb is 5yds of manure per plant min..sounds alot but its not.i have chart that tells me how many yds to a sqft..1,000sqft= 3" layer=9yds.hope this helps

9/11/2007 8:01:52 PM

Puyallup, WA

Rob....It's only heavy when it is wet! When dry, it's actually pretty light!

9/12/2007 2:54:14 PM