Manure

[jock_edin]

Trying to have manure delivered to our site now-a-days for a number of plot holders is not so easy. so this year I ordered 20 bags not big around 70cm feed bag size, for myself, and I paid £3.00 a bag.  I no this is expensive but does anyone know if its really or really really expensive. It is I am told cattle and not horse which is the best? I had horse a couple of years ago and with it came loads of weeds. Interested to hear your coments or is it just the jock in me that says its expensive.  willie

[jock_edin]

[manicscousers]

not  sure if it's expensive  as we buy it by the tractor load, 10 tons this year, 15 year old horse muck..cost us £50.00,
so I guess you're paying for someone to fill the bags as well  :)

[jeanaustin]

I think that cattle manure is considered to be better than horse manure as it has less weed seeds in it - cattle have four stomachs for their food to go through and the weed seeds are mostly killed by this process;  horses have one stomach and the weed seeds go straight through.  Although if its 15 years old horse manure its going to be very well rotted and the weed seeds mostly killed.
We pay £30 for a ten tonne load of bullocks manure, or £20 for a five tonne load, including delivery.

[manicscousers]

ray's just woken up and said it sounds like a lot of old bullocks to him

anyway, that's pretty good value, this stuff's just like lovely topsoil so it can go straight on the beds, including the raised carrot ones, I can't wait,   :D

[Robert_Brenchley]

As long as it's bullock shit not bullshit!

[OliveOil]

Guys at my lotty have arranged for a farmer to deliver bullshit to our site... £12.50 a load! I cant wait!

[Larkshall]

ray's just woken up and said it sounds like a lot of old bullocks to him

Reminds me of an experience when I was radio operator in a patrol car. A call to Bravo 26 "Report of cattle straying onto the highway, will you attend". Bravo 26 "Yes , but it sounds like a lot of bullocks to me". Controller (very straight faced) "You could say that, but be careful how you pronounce it".

[johnjp]

Compost has different use to manure. Manure for soil nutrition and compost for soil condition. Many local councils now sell compost made from household green waste so it is a good recycled product. Cow and pig manure are thought to be the best and should be much cheaper than compost as all the farmer needs to do is pile it up in the field and leave it for several years. Get friendly with a local farmer he will be more than happy to sell you some. Horse manure is good if it doesn`t have too much wood shavings in it. Wood takes nutrients from the soil until it has rotted so is not suitable. Some stables use hemp for bedding which is much superior. You could also sow green manures, that`s things like field beans, grazing rye and tares.

[Halifax Town AFC]

I think its right expensive,I pay 50p a bag or like Growmore £10 for a nuts load ont trailor.
;)
Graham