Re: Field prep and horse manure as fertilizer question.

Posted by JRSutton on October 10, 2012 at 08:23:28 from (75.130.109.233):

In Reply to: Re: Field prep and horse manure as fertilizer question. posted by Wheat Farmer on October 10, 2012 at 06:55:00:

agreed - if you're not composting it, you're not getting as much from it as you should.

Nitrogen in the manure has to break down to be more useable.

The bedding/shavings may not be adding much. Not bad, just not doing much. Better to use something for carbon that's already broken down like pond muck if you can. That'll retain the manure's nutrients and release it slowly to the plants.

Keep it damp, not soaked - but keep it covered - rain will wash out all the good stuff into the surrounding area.

Mix and flip it occassionally.

Do that and your hay will love you for it.

Plus if you're doing it right, you'll have far fewer flies and less odor - and you won't be reintroducting pathogens from the manure back into the field and hence back into the horses.

Killing the weed seeds is a nice bonus too.

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