maybe a stupid question bout manure

[areia]

just wondering is it too late really to put down some manure in the soil if so what would be the best way to put somthing in the soil to give it a bit of umpf i know i should of done this last year ready for now just wondeing any ideas

[Paul Wagland]

It's never too late! You can add manure to soil at any time, it's just a question of how best to go about it. Fresh manure is chemically active, so can 'scorch' the roots of young plants. Look for really well-rooted stuff and either dig it in (if you haven't planted anything yet) or spread it on the surface (if your beds are already occupied).

Well-rotted manure shouldn't smell, and will probably be dry and crumbly rather than slimy. It's worth adding that not all crops like being manured.... but some really love it.

[deezyb]

just wondering is it too late really to put down some manure in the soil if so what would be the best way to put somthing in the soil to give it a bit of umpf i know i should of done this last year ready for now just wondeing any ideas

Areia, thanks for asking this question...it's something i've been thinking about recently. I've got some manure and was scared it would do more harm than good...on with putting it on existing borders. Thanks for the info Paul.

[rustylady]

If you have any vacant space or beds you can spread it on and let the worms pull it in. If you really haven't anywhere you can use it now, then stack it up and let it carry on rotting down till you need it.

[gemlady]

Thanks for asking this question areia I've also got some manure waiting to be put in and was a bit concerned it might be too late.

[areia]

thanks guys i know mines well rotted,i was just worried bout which veggies prefere naff soil as if where to freshly turned with good ole poo sorry 9 year old thinks its more funny to type poo instead of manure " because thats what it is mom at the end of the day" boys ??!?!?!?!

[sewer rat]

It's never too late to add manure - I have just spread tonnes of pig slurry on my field and have about 50 bags of chicken manure and haorse manure waiting to go into my tunnel, as soon as I have finished cropping what's in the ground already. When the plants are finished, I'll spread the manure, rotovate it in, cover the whole floor area with permeable membrane, lay out my four lanes of pallets and start sowing my seeds - by the time the bulk of the young plants are out of the tunnel, the worms will have sorted the manure out, and the membrane will have disposed of any weeds, so I can start planting in the ground straight away.

[pukka.tukka]

Hi

You can put manure on at any time. I like to leave it on the surface as a mulch and the worms take it down.

I would not put it on the bed you want to grow cabbages in, as they like manure to be well rotted and dug in several months before planting.

[marialittlebzz]

was wondering : what's "blended manure" ? is it a mix of different animal's poo ?
I didn't put manure at all into my soil and when I see the time the lettuce is taking to put more leaves...think I might get some quickly

[moggssue]

Having a 'new' (to me) lottie this year I havent manured at all (not being sure what was already in the soil), just adding growmore as I sow/plant out. Now I think maybe I should manure to be on the safe side - can you have too much? I didnt want to overface my carrots, beans and the like.

[roitelet]

No questions are stupid moggssue. If you don't ask it then other people won't know the answer. They were probably to scarred to ask the question in the first place.

Be bold!

[TracyP]

I'm glad you asked this question, but can I piggyback your thread and ask another possibly silly one.. I take it that the manure you buy in bags in the garden centres is 'well rotted' I want to add some to my soil before planting too