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Horse manure

PostPosted: Sat May 03, 2014 6:02 pm
by flight control
My dad's neighbor has horses, and therefore piles of horse manure of various ages. One of the piles is even covered with grass, must be some good stuff.

My question is, can you guys think of a reason why I couldn't fill this thing
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With that stuff and grow strawberries out of it? He said I could take whatever I wanted, as long as I don't bring any of it back, and it seems like a shame to buy potting soil when I can get composted horse manure for free.

Re: Horse manure

PostPosted: Sat May 03, 2014 6:14 pm
by rebelp74
Nothing to it but to do it

Re: Horse manure

PostPosted: Sat May 03, 2014 6:27 pm
by The Duck Hammer
You might burn then up or create an inhospitable growing environment. Horse manure is high in phosphorus content, I believe, and some plants cannot grow in it. Guy I know destroyed his garden by over adding horse manure to it.

Re: Horse manure

PostPosted: Sat May 03, 2014 6:34 pm
by capt1972
The Duck Hammer wrote:You might burn then up or create an inhospitable growing environment. Horse manure is high in phosphorus content, I believe, and some plants cannot grow in it. Guy I know destroyed his garden by over adding horse manure to it.

I use year old cow shit in my garden for what its worth. I rake it out over the top before planting. I do know too much is bad so you might want to mix it with soil.

Re: Horse manure

PostPosted: Sat May 03, 2014 6:39 pm
by flight control
capt1972 wrote:
The Duck Hammer wrote:You might burn then up or create an inhospitable growing environment. Horse manure is high in phosphorus content, I believe, and some plants cannot grow in it. Guy I know destroyed his garden by over adding horse manure to it.

I use year old cow shit in my garden for what its worth. I rake it out over the top before planting. I do know too much is bad so you might want to mix it with soil.

I might try small scale at first. I was thinking since the pile I planed on getting it from was covered in grass it might be plenty "cool" to plant in. Thanks for the input guys

Re: Horse manure

PostPosted: Sat May 03, 2014 6:39 pm
by aunt betty
BAT GUANO man.....
High quality shit. ;)

But seriously why not just buy some potting soil?
I use a little every year for starting my tomatoes, peppers, and flowers but this year it just dawned on me that I have compost.

The reason the "grass" is growing on the pile of horse shit is because horses are fed grain or hay and don't digest it all.

That's also a good reason to not use horse shit...the 'volunteer' grain/grass that grows in your garden.
AT will say how he uses it no problem now...and.....
go.

Re: Horse manure

PostPosted: Sat May 03, 2014 6:51 pm
by rebelp74
Rabbit shit is seriously legit

Re: Horse manure

PostPosted: Sat May 03, 2014 7:10 pm
by FlintRiverFowler
rebelp74 wrote:Rabbit shit is seriously legit

Human feces is also legit

Re: Horse manure

PostPosted: Sat May 03, 2014 7:12 pm
by capt1972
FlintRiverFowler wrote:
rebelp74 wrote:Rabbit shit is seriously legit

Human feces is also legit

Do you know Clyde?

Re: Horse manure

PostPosted: Sat May 03, 2014 7:12 pm
by FlintRiverFowler
capt1972 wrote:
FlintRiverFowler wrote:
rebelp74 wrote:Rabbit shit is seriously legit

Human feces is also legit

Do you know Clyde?

It's called sludge.
Learn something capt

Re: Horse manure

PostPosted: Sat May 03, 2014 7:13 pm
by The Duck Hammer
flight control wrote:
capt1972 wrote:
The Duck Hammer wrote:You might burn then up or create an inhospitable growing environment. Horse manure is high in phosphorus content, I believe, and some plants cannot grow in it. Guy I know destroyed his garden by over adding horse manure to it.

I use year old cow shit in my garden for what its worth. I rake it out over the top before planting. I do know too much is bad so you might want to mix it with soil.

I might try small scale at first. I was thinking since the pile I planed on getting it from was covered in grass it might be plenty "cool" to plant in. Thanks for the input guys


It's not so much burning up with horse manure, although I said that earlier, but over supplying the nutrients. You should be good if you cut it with dirt.

Re: Horse manure

PostPosted: Sat May 03, 2014 7:34 pm
by aunt betty
Chicken shit is pretty Shitty but I heard its good in the garden when used in moderation. :)

Re: Horse manure

PostPosted: Sat May 03, 2014 7:43 pm
by FlintRiverFowler
The Duck Hammer wrote:
flight control wrote:
capt1972 wrote:
The Duck Hammer wrote:You might burn then up or create an inhospitable growing environment. Horse manure is high in phosphorus content, I believe, and some plants cannot grow in it. Guy I know destroyed his garden by over adding horse manure to it.

I use year old cow shit in my garden for what its worth. I rake it out over the top before planting. I do know too much is bad so you might want to mix it with soil.

I might try small scale at first. I was thinking since the pile I planed on getting it from was covered in grass it might be plenty "cool" to plant in. Thanks for the input guys


It's not so much burning up with horse manure, although I said that earlier, but over supplying the nutrients. You should be good if you cut it with dirt.

Nah... fresh horse shit could have too much urea (N) and burn something up. With manure the urea and ammonia which are the source of the nitrogen are going to be lost to evaporation pretty quickly and already have a low N percentage like a 5 whereas some synthetic fertilizers can be 30 or even 46 percent N (for comparison) . Old horse shit that's been laying there long enough to have grass growing on it is nothing but organic matter which is what you need for creating hydrogen bonds which is how pants uptake nutrients on a molecular level and is fine to use. I wouldn't use pure horse shit in that barrel though it could have some drainage issues and get real mucky. Put some gravel in the bottom and drill a few holes if you do use put shit.

Re: Horse manure

PostPosted: Sat May 03, 2014 7:49 pm
by assateague
Our flower gardens are 100% horse shit. That pile you're talking about, I'd be surprised if, down about a foot, if that, it wasn't completely composted already.

Re: Horse manure

PostPosted: Sat May 03, 2014 8:07 pm
by rebelp74
capt1972 wrote:
FlintRiverFowler wrote:
rebelp74 wrote:Rabbit shit is seriously legit

Human feces is also legit

Do you know Clyde?

No he didn't?

Re: Horse manure

PostPosted: Sat May 03, 2014 8:14 pm
by one2many
had a neighbor put lots of fresh horse shit on garden one year....made for a nice oat patch

Re: Horse manure

PostPosted: Sat May 03, 2014 8:15 pm
by rebelp74
one2many wrote:had a neighbor put lots of fresh horse shit on garden one year....made for a nice oat patch

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Re: Horse manure

PostPosted: Sat May 03, 2014 9:52 pm
by sws002
This thread is all a bunch of horse shit!

That is all.

Re: Horse manure

PostPosted: Sat May 03, 2014 9:59 pm
by 3legged_lab
sws002 wrote:This thread is all a bunch of horse shit!

That is all.


Re: Horse manure

PostPosted: Sun May 04, 2014 9:57 am
by flight control
Alright so I'll fill the barrel with a mix of peat moss, composted manure and something for drainage. Maybe add some human feces for good measure.

Re: Horse manure

PostPosted: Sun May 04, 2014 9:58 am
by flight control
sws002 wrote:This thread is all a bunch of horse shit!

That is all.
:lol:

Re: Horse manure

PostPosted: Sun May 04, 2014 11:01 am
by The Duck Hammer
flight control wrote:Alright so I'll fill the barrel with a mix of peat moss, composted manure and something for drainage. Maybe add some human feces for good measure.


Sounds like a plan. Interested to see how it works out.

Re: Horse manure

PostPosted: Sun May 04, 2014 1:30 pm
by aunt betty
Compost...dig it.