Posted by Billy NY on February 28, 2010 at 04:59:43 from (74.67.3.238):
In Reply to: Horse manure posted by Richard from SE AZ on February 27, 2010 at 14:46:01:
It's usually good when composted, the nitrogen in it breaks it down, if you aerate it/the pile often, it will break down into something that is beneficial to your soil.
Depending on what was used for bedding, how much hay is left behind in it etc. will determine how long it takes to completely break down. Hay, straw etc. is carbon and takes a lot to break down, moisture/heat created from the process of composting will eventually do it, but of you use manure that is fresh, it can very well used the existing nitrogen to break down, like KEH mentioned, the manure has to be composted and reach a certain temperature to kill off the weed seed. You can ad things to enrich it with nitrogen, like fresh lawn clippings, prefferably from a lawn that is not sprayed with chemicals.
I used to make compost from horse manure, bedding was sawdust, or shavings, pine seems to be the best though I have done it with hardwood sawdust as that was the only kind available at times, it takes longer to break down.
Heres a pile I made a few years back, made some nice compost with minimal work, good soil conditioner, garden material or what have you, you could also mix in some other materials and make a good topsoil or what have you.
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