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Posted by S.A.ANDERSON on Saturday, March 31, 2001 12:33 pm ASTI am planting a new veg. garden in raised beds.Is sheep manure safe to use in the new beds? Does it have to sit for any length of time before you use it,it comes from a farm.
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Posted by howard Harvey on Friday, April 6, 2001 6:17 pm ADTI wouldn't use ANY fresh manure where vegetables are to be grown. It's okay for flower beds. I believe any fresh manure should be composted completely before use. Another way is to dig it in in the early fall ready for the next spring. That's not much help for this season. I believe the same procedure should be used for kitchen scraps.
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Posted by edward brown on Friday, April 6, 2001 8:16 pm ADTexcellent stuff! if you can send a couple of truck loads to mid new jersey please contact. if you are growing tomatoes, put the manure with the sheep daggings, i.e. the bits that are cut off the hind end of the shhep before shearing, etc., into a large tub with good drainage and put your tomatoe plants in - the best you will ever grow. used to do this on my farm back in great britain. mix the samein your soil in your vegetable patch for vegetables especially fruit bearing such as peppers and such as spinach. one of the great assets of sheep manure is that sheep are not fed on intensive rations such as chickens, pigs and nowadays yarded cattle. chickens and pigs are fed highly 'concocted' rations for intensive production indoors and these rations have a lot of added trace elements etc. also worth bearing in mind is that here in the states hormones are often added to cattle feed for faster production. not to say that any natural manure is not welcome in any garden! 'bag manure', i.e. the pelleted stuff all the garden centres cannot replace the 'old time stuff'. you will find your vegetables will taste better and youyourself will feel much better. do not be sceptical in any way. use the stuff -mix it in your soil - yes sometimes better to have it rotted for the winter but it will not do anyharm if use fairly freshh. in this case do not use quite as much. horse manure excellent as well but needs rotting well. did you see the old muck burries of yesteryear. always called 'farmers gold' ever heard shhep as having the golden hoof? well this is because of the manure they produce and their hooves that help to keep the soil in good shape. even if you decide not to use the manure straightaway, the farmerwill tell you how old it is, do not miss the opportunity of having it. make a tidy and as big as possible pile in the corner of your garden. add it to your compost pile compost bin, orlet it mature in a tidy heap by itself. if it has straw with it, all to the good. this will rot with the manure and be more fibre for your ground. horse manure, when well rotted is excellent for mushrooms in particular. could tell you much more - but will cost you that two truckloads to new jersey! edward brown.
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Posted by ELEANOR SPIRKA on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 5:37 pm ADTI WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IS I CAN USE OLD] SHEEP MANURE IN MY VEGTABLE GARDEN AND WHEN WE PLANT OUR SWEET CORN AND POTATOES. I HAVE RUN INTO A SOURCE FOR THE MANURE AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE,SO I CAN GET IT HOME WHILE IT,S STILL AVAILABLE. SINCERELY, ELEANOR SPIRKA
