Re: Manure Amounts
Haha. Don't try it Steve. I think many of us have tryed it at one time
or another. I did it with strawberrys. They wilted and dies within days.
Greg
--- ssdquad@excite.com wrote:
>
> Steve,
> I do not know if it is too much, i think you should just try it and find
> out
> for yourself and actually i would like to know what happens? Pumpkins
> thrive
> on manure and organic matter, and they are relatively strong adapting
> plants. The real only negative thing i can think of is that since there
> might be a lot of N in your soil, it will cause the plant to grow rapidly
> and maybe cause your pumpkins to split. This is just my opinion and would
> really myself would like to know what happens. I think you should make your
> beds bigger too, like around 15' x 15'. I like big areas.
>
> Casey
> Amherst Jct., WI
>
> > I grow my plants in 5' x 10' x 2' raised beds. The soil I use is a
> mixture of compost and manure without any natural soil. My question is,
> how
> much composted manure can I use without going to far. Unless I hear
> otherwise I plan on tilling in 4" of manure over the top of each of my
> three
> beds. Since I plan on tilling only the top 12 inches or so of each bed,
> that will give me a mixture of one third manure to two thirds compost in
> the
> top 12" of soil. Is this too much? The manure is well composted steer
> manure from Home Depot.
> >
> > Steve Freed
> > Beverly Hills, CA
> >
> > Starting Seeds on May 25th
>
>
>
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