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Is Horse Manure A Fertiliser?

  • 01-07-2012 8:11pm
    #1
    mikefoxo
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    There are a few stables near us and we could do with something to help the grass grow:D Is horse manure any good? I seem to have it in the back of my brain that it's quite poor. Could be completely wrong


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  • #2
    brian_t
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    I would imagine that in a lot of cases there would be a high percentage of straw and a low percentage of actual manure.


  • #3
    TopTec
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    It's great for roses...:D

    TT


  • #4
    johndoe99
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    would not recommend horse manure, horses eat a lot of grass and weeds, so a lot of weed seeds will be undigested, and you will have weeds popping up all over the place


  • #5
    Boardnashea
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    If you have space to store it for 12 months - Great stuff. I got a small trailer load of manure last year and put it under plastic for 9 months. It was lovely.


  • #6
    jfh
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    you'd have to store it for a while, can be acidic if put on fresh, not sure if that the correct term but it's much better if left for a few months


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  • #7
    Atilathehun
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    TopTec wrote: »
    It's great for roses...:D

    TT


    and rhubarb:cool::cool:


  • #8
    brownswiss
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    mikefoxo wrote: »
    There are a few stables near us and we could do with something to help the grass grow:D Is horse manure any good? I seem to have it in the back of my brain that it's quite poor. Could be completely wrong
    ..

    If straw was used for bedding it is fine . If shavings were used you would need to compost it for a LONG time


  • #9
    reilig
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    Maybe its just my own experience, but I associate horse manure with ragworth. Horses eat it, spread the seed and double your crop of ragworth. Just my own experience of it, but perhaps others have had the same experience?


  • #10
    PatQfarmer
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    A few farmers around here take the straw from racing stables and put it under cattle, then compost it.
    I've always kept a few horses and throw the dung into the cattle dungheap.
    By itself it's grand for roses etc, but as stated above, if mixed with shavings, it'll suck all the N out of the soil trying to break down, unless composted for an age...


  • #11
    brownswiss
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    reilig wrote: »
    Maybe its just my own experience, but I associate horse manure with ragworth. Horses eat it, spread the seed and double your crop of ragworth. Just my own experience of it, but perhaps others have had the same experience?
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  • #12
    bb12
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    reilig wrote: »
    Maybe its just my own experience, but I associate horse manure with ragworth. Horses eat it, spread the seed and double your crop of ragworth. Just my own experience of it, but perhaps others have had the same experience?

    Horses never eat ragworth unless they're starving to death and have nothing else.


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