Horse Sh##

[John D]

Thanks Mark. Ill have plenty cuz the horses aint going nowhere says the wife so? Ive casted one boo that Al Crise got from J R Russle that was a gem. come meet me on the paluxy this summer and we'll try them out. jb

 

[BTDT]

Thanks Mark. Ill have plenty cuz the horses aint going nowhere says the wife so? Ive casted one boo that Al Crise got from J R Russle that was a gem. come meet me on the paluxy this summer and we'll try them out. jb

Meet me on the Paluxy 'cause the horses ain't going nowhere....sounds like a Country and Western song title.

 

[gb19711]

Around my area (Northern Delaware / Southeast PA) people have rather large businesses growing mushrooms. They use primarily horse manure and straw (from the racetracks and stables) combined with sand etc. as a growing medium. After awhile the nutrients are used up in the compost so they empty the mushroom house beds and sell the weak stuff as mushroom soil. (I believe it sometimes has some topsoil mixed in as well.) Anyway, homeowners buy it to topdress their yards. I use it in my raised vegetable beds and it performs well! You're right about the weeds though - I have to mulch or weed to stay ahead of the weed crop. It's a small trade off though for getting your own fresh veggies!
The only downside to using fresh manure is that you have to let it sit before you use it. I've heard it is too "hot" to use right away. Tea seems to be a good use as well.

Greg

 

[Justaplain]

What beddiing is in that manure, if any? Straw is one thing and shaveings or sawdust is another.
Sawdust will tie up Nitrogen like crazy. I add urea to the pile. bcs

 

[deereguy]

Horse Manure Management: The Nitrogen Enhancement System and Ohioline might have helpful information for you.

 

[gotrocks]

Sorry guys, I just received this e-mail, I seemed to fit the topic.

For all those Smart alecs out there!!!
A young, well-educated man on a business trip gets on a plane to find
himself seated next to an older, weathered man in a western snap shirt,
faded jeans and a cowboy hat. Thinking himself above the old cowboy, the
young man decides to make sport of him.

"You know," he says, "I've heard these flights go much more quickly if
you strike up a conversation with a fellow passenger. So, let's talk."

The cowboy looks at him wryly and says, "Well I s'pose that'd be all right.
What'd ya like to discuss?"

"Oh, I don't know," says the young man with a hint of sarcasm, "How
about nuclear proliferation?"

"Hmm," says the cowboy, sensing the young man's attempt to belittle him,
"That could be an interesting topic. But, let me ask you a question first.
Horses, cows, and deer all eat the same stuff, grass. Yet, a deer passes
little pellets, a cow turns out a flat patty, and a horse makes muffins
of dried poop. Why do you suppose that is?"

Dumbfounded, the young man replies, "I haven't the slightest idea."

"So tell me then," says the cowboy with a smile, "How is it that you
feel qualified to discuss nukes when you don't know sh**?"

 

[QRTRHRS]

I built a ramp to dump wheelbarrow loads of horse manure into our 330 bushel spreader. When we first bought this place, the fields were in rough shape so I used it to get them into pasture. Now, I just fertilize and overseed. So, once a week, it gets spread on one of my neighbors farm fields either by me or my neighbor.

We have few neighbors and the smell disapates quickly except for damp periods and even then is no where near as bad as pig or cow manure.

A friend piles it close to the road where he has a sign posted "Free Manure". People come by and shovel it on their pickups by hand.

By the way, the mushroom growers won't take manure with sawdust in it, just straw bedding. I use fine sawdust rather than shavings so except for the "wet spot", the ratio is minimal. My neighbor is plenty happy with it anyway.