When we use the word “manure” we generally mean animal manure. This is different from plant manure or green manure. Plant Manure: Plant manure is also called the green manure. Here you plant cover crops and then turned under specifically to fertilize the soil. Animal Manure: In the case ...
The Country Life: How Does Your Garden Grow? with Horse Manure? Cow Pies?When you have as many animals as I do, you deal with a lot of,well, crap.On a recent Saturday...Radford, Bill
Not all compost is created equal, so if you’re not creating your own compost, don’t just dump horse manure in your yard. Choose compost that has been tested and is well broken down. It doesn’t have to be expensive—I use city compost and am quite happy with it. ...
A hot bed is a cold frame that is heated. Some gardeners use electric heating tape or cables, but the age-old method of using horse manure or compost works well, too. For a nonelectric hot bed, excavate 18 to 24 inches under the frame and add fresh manure or compost. Turn and moist...
Prepare your compost. Mushrooms require rich, organic materials for healthy growth. Horse manure provides the necessary blend of nutrients. Make compost out of fresh manure by turning it over with a rake or pitchfork every four or five days. Do this every few days. Add a little water to the...
Up until the late 1800s, people often simply tossed their household garbage into the gutter in cities such as New York, where it was common to see knee-high piles of food waste, broken furniture, horse manure and even dead animals on street corners [source: Oatman-Stanford]. The Problem...
Though there are cases when commercial farms use black plastic long-term, the goal in a typical garden is to remove it as soon as possible. However, the time it takes for your land to be cleared by black plastic is going to be different every time. Just have a peek every now and aga...
Up until the late 1800s, people often simply tossed their household garbage into the gutter in cities such as New York, where it was common to see knee-high piles of food waste, broken furniture, horse manure and even dead animals on street corners [source: Oatman-Stanford]. The Problem...
Bad for humus soil: Metal, plastic, chemicals, animal food, meat, or garden clipping which were treated with pesticides. 3 As a general rule, if you wouldn’t eat it, don’t put it in: it shouldn’t be fed to your plants either! 4 Consider adding horse manure to your mix. No...
Up until the late 1800s, people often simply tossed their household garbage into the gutter in cities such as New York, where it was common to see knee-high piles of food waste, broken furniture, horse manure and even dead animals on street corners [source: Oatman-Stanford]. The Problem...