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I suppose it depends on what you are trying to grow. Some plants like a rich soil, some don't. Horse manure = soil conditioner, chicken manure = soil enricher.
I've been putting tons of horse manure on my garden for years, and the flowers still grow!
I you'st to have a handle on the world .. but it BROKE!!
I don't think there's such a thing as too much poo.
Have you had a look on freecycle for horse manure. I sourced myself a local supplier who was only too happy to get rid of it. She delivered a horsebox full, completely free of charge. She is now supplying the allotment site with regular deliveries. Might be worth a look see.
You can put too much fresh chicken poo in the soil , but mixed in with others and in pellet form, it's ok.
Horse manure is known to produce more weeds than cow poo due to a poorer digestive tract.
Fresh manure is more bulky than pellets , and will be better for the soil consistancy- and worms.
Have a look at this site- although it won't answer your question as to how much you need piskie.
Is it well rotted? if it is fresh it is going to rot down and the bag full you started with is going to end up as a shovel full, handy if you only want a couple of bags to put on your rhubarb but IMO a bit costly to cover your plot with. Have a look round and see if you can find someone who gives it away or even invest in a trailor load of well rotted stuff from a farmer.
I'd echo the 'how big a bag?' question. I got a tipper truck load of horse manure delivered for £30 recently. I found the chappie by asking around with other plot holders (you've probably done that already though!).
I was feeling part of the scenery
I walked right out of the machinery
My heart going boom boom boom
"Hey" he said "Grab your things
I've come to take you home."
I am lucky in that I have my own mobile horse poo delivery service. The daughter cleans up after it and puts it all in a pile and I wait for it to rot and chuck it all over my raised beds and garden. I still have a mass of clay instead of soil but it works wonders in the beds.
50p if not rotted is probably not a great bargain, although when making comparisons its worth remembering that sometimes size is important!!!
I've seen well rotted farmyard manure on sale in DIY stores for £3.99 for a small bag. Even if yours comes in similarly sized bags and then rots down by two thirds it still means you have the equivalent amount for £1.50. I'd go for it.
Into each life some rain must fall........but this is getting ridiculous.
BLUEMOON
Are you sure you are from Yorkshire, (hear all, see all, say nowt, eat all, sup all, pay nowt) there is a little stable that sells fresh muck at 50p for a carrier bag a mile up the road I can get it by the trailor load for nowt, stables are desperate to get rid all you have to do is find them.
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