Apply about a 2-inch layer of manure over the bed and blend it into the upper 8 inches. It's best to compost horse manure for a few months prior to using it.

Things to Do Columnists Showdown: Horse vs. cow manure in the garden Cow manure is recommended for your garden, but you can also use horse manure if it has been composted. Credit: Randee Daddona ...

Q: For years I’ve used manure from my horse to fertilize a big garden with ornamentals and vegetables. I was recently told that horse manure can contain herbicide residue not filtered out during ...

Hot manure, such as horse manure, should age 6 months to a year before you use it in your vegetable garden. Create a lasagna compost with the manure, compost bin compost and straw.

Often when I write about using manure in the garden, I get a lot of questions. Most often, readers want to know why I don't use horse manure. In my opinion, horse manure is not suitable for mulch.

Many gardeners tout manure’s superiority to synthetic products available today. And if done right, it’ll be a fantastic supply of necessary nutrients to grow a large healthy garden.

Though composted manure can be a great addition to the garden, be wary of chemicals.  By Bethany A. O'Rear Question: Is it safe to use manure from a horse or cattle farm on my vegetable ...

Manure consists of fecal material and urine, and it is a complex mix of nitrogen and protein compounds, minerals, bile products, undigested feed stuff, starch, dietary fiber and a microbial mass.

Test any manure you’d like to compost for herbicides first. (iStock) By dallasnews Administrator 9:42 PM on Apr 22, 2015 CDT LISTEN ...

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