[Arid_gardener] Question from Home-Hort WWW page

[Dick]

Standard practice, to the best of my knowledge, is to thoroughly compost 
manure before it is added to the soil or turn it under where it can complete 
decomposition before anything is planted in it. Most uncomposted manure has 
a high urine content and often weed seeds galore. I personally would not use 
it fresh out of the cow or the coral.

Dick Gross, Master Gardener Volunteer
U of A Maricopa County Cooperative Extension


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From: <madjoaz at cox.net>
To: <arid_gardener at Ag.arizona.edu>
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 10:44 AM
Subject: [Arid_gardener] Question from Home-Hort WWW page


> Joaquin Neves
> 85042
> madjoaz at cox.net
>
> I live in Phoenix at South Mountain Village and own two horses. They 
> produce a substantial amount of manure which I have been stockpiling and 
> then removing to a landfill. I want to do something more eco-friendly with 
> this manure and was recently advised that horse manure is a good organic 
> fertilizer. I have resaerched this matter and have come to realize that it 
> is as i was told. Some of the sources I found reccommend composting first 
> and others state it can be used in as is state in certain circumstances.
>
> My problem is I don't have a resource locally that I can turn the manure 
> over to
> either free or at a minimal charge depending on the method of turn over.
>
> Please advise if you can.
>
> Thank you for your consideration.
>
> Joaquin Neves
>
>
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