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Fairfield Connecticut

i can get my hands on horse manure ,it is safe for next spring?i am afraid it will burn the plants.
anything i can do to break it down faster?thanks for the replies.

12/16/2007 8:55:12 AM

New Brunswick

horse manure is not hot so get it now for spring and cover with tarp to compost.

12/16/2007 10:33:18 AM

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The only down side to fresh horse manure is the weeds. Piled now for spring, it won't be too hot.

Horses have only one stomach so they pass a lot of seeds.
Cows have four stomachs so many of the seeds they eat get destroed on the way out.

I still prefer horse manure (once the weeds are composted) since it contains more potassium than cow.

12/16/2007 11:07:49 AM

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That said, it would be difficult to get a pile of horse manure hot enough long enough over the winter to kill the weed seeds. The best scenario would be to stockpile horse manure now, compost it next summer & have black gold for fall of 2008. Darn Fairfield County real estate values.

12/16/2007 4:39:55 PM

Fairfield Connecticut

thanks for your reply.what if i used molasses,would that speed it up?

12/16/2007 5:01:54 PM

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Molasses would encourage bacteria which is the workhorse of composting so "yes" it would help. I used to sell a biological package that would cause leaves & manures to break down quickly. The manufacturer just announced they pulled the plug due to slow sales. I'll contact them Monday to see if they have any "clearance" materials that we can get.

12/16/2007 6:05:32 PM

Fairfield Connecticut

fairfield county real estate values?i am lost,where are you from trevor?lol.

12/16/2007 7:23:36 PM

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Stratford. We met at the Penfield weigh-off.

12/17/2007 12:04:39 AM