Soil prep w/ horse manure question.

YonMon · April 8, 2015

My girlfriend's mother operates an equestrian farm/school and I was able to fill many buckets with very well composted horse manure that has been sitting for about a year maybe more in a big heaping pile. My plan was to combine 40-50% of this composted manure (it's so well composted it looks like dark rich soil) with a combination of Sphagnum peat moss and vermiculite or some other combination of something to give me a bit air/fluff in the mixture. Any suggestions?

I've done some research and the conclusion I've reached is that the composted manure will not burn the plants. Does anyone have any experience or input on the proportions or materials I should combine?

Thanks!

April 8, 2015	#1
YonMon Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 17	Soil prep w/ horse manure question. My girlfriend's mother operates an equestrian farm/school and I was able to fill many buckets with very well composted horse manure that has been sitting for about a year maybe more in a big heaping pile. My plan was to combine 40-50% of this composted manure (it's so well composted it looks like dark rich soil) with a combination of Sphagnum peat moss and vermiculite or some other combination of something to give me a bit air/fluff in the mixture. Any suggestions? I've done some research and the conclusion I've reached is that the composted manure will not burn the plants. Does anyone have any experience or input on the proportions or materials I should combine? Thanks! __________________ -Yani Last edited by YonMon; April 8, 2015 at 12:41 PM. Reason: typo