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gflynn · June 3, 2009

This year I got a bunch of Horse Manure and dumped into the garden and I even added a new garden that is laced with the stuff. After planting I found that the new growth began to curl. This disturbing news caused me to unearth the plants, wash off the roots and replant them in pots temporarily.

So far they have not recovered and I have removed a portion of soil from the top of the beds and replanted other plants. The sad thing is that some of these plants were not replaceable so I may be sporting the same old variaties I had last year for lack of the new stuff.

If any of them recover I will find a spot for them but this will at least delay my season.

On the bright side next year, the soil will be great :-)

The MD extension service and folks on Tomatoville think its ammonia that with disapate in a few weeks so I should be ok long term. Also, I shouldn't be having deer problems since I have everything well protected this year!

We shall see!

June 3, 2009	#1
gflynn MAGTAG™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Gaithersburg, MD Posts: 437	Troubles and Tribulations This year I got a bunch of Horse Manure and dumped into the garden and I even added a new garden that is laced with the stuff. After planting I found that the new growth began to curl. This disturbing news caused me to unearth the plants, wash off the roots and replant them in pots temporarily. So far they have not recovered and I have removed a portion of soil from the top of the beds and replanted other plants. The sad thing is that some of these plants were not replaceable so I may be sporting the same old variaties I had last year for lack of the new stuff. If any of them recover I will find a spot for them but this will at least delay my season. On the bright side next year, the soil will be great :-) The MD extension service and folks on Tomatoville think its ammonia that with disapate in a few weeks so I should be ok long term. Also, I shouldn't be having deer problems since I have everything well protected this year! We shall see!