Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site rtech.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxn!ihnp4!houxm!mtuxo!mtunh!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!amdahl!rtech!jeff From: jeff@rtech.UUCP (Jeff Lichtman) Newsgroups: net.garden Subject: Re: Manure Message-ID: <713@rtech.UUCP> Date: Fri, 25-Oct-85 09:30:02 EST Article-I.D.: rtech.713 Posted: Fri Oct 25 09:30:02 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 29-Oct-85 01:08:57 EST References: <480@ttidcb.UUCP> Organization: Relational Technology, Alameda CA Lines: 27 > With all this talk about what to put (and not put!) in a compost > pile (heap, bin?), I am encouraged to ask some questions. I am > building a house on a about 3 1/2 acres of sandy soil. I have two > horses which produce about a ton of manure/year each. Is horse > manure usable? What else should I add to it when ammending my > very poor soil? Should this vary according to use (would it be > different for say planting tries that for my vegatable garden). > > Any info would be a great help. Thanks in advance. > > -Pete- Horse manure makes good compost but lousy fertilizer. It doesn't have enough nutrients in it. All manure should be well composted before putting it in the garden. What sandy soil needs is something to make it more loamy and help its water retention. Rotted horse manure should be very good for this. Another approach you might take is to use plants that like sandy soil. Strawberries love sand. -- Jeff Lichtman at rtech (Relational Technology, Inc.) "Saints should always be judged guilty until they are proved innocent..." {amdahl, sun}!rtech!jeff {ucbvax, decvax}!mtxinu!rtech!jeff