Hi members

Hi members

12/08/2008

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I've been offline for a while.Had to buy a new computer-$500 from Harvey Norman.Don't know how they sell them so cheap.
Just moved into a new home and have access to heaps of horse manure. Does anyone know if this is OK on its own or will I need to add more nitrogen eg. dynamic lifter

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annie1

13/08/2008 at 11:02

Horse manure is actually quite high in nitrogen, & unless it's aged it can burn young plants/ roots with the nitrogen concentration. Excellent for building up the humus content of the soil though.

Lesh

19/08/2008 at 19:44

I found that Horse manure is very good, the only downside is that you will get heaps of weeds especially clover.

gnu

20/08/2008 at 12:40

Thanks annie1 and Lesh, you're certainly right about the weeds. Building garden beds at the moment about 400mm high so I can sit on the edges and don't have to bend when weeding etc. You can see the set up on:
http://www.new.facebook.com/album.php?aid=3378&l=8a230&id=1357605466

Yvonne

21/08/2008 at 13:22

I heard potash is good. Ash from fire is a organic way to go about it. Perhaps someone can shed more light on this. Thanks

gnu

02/09/2008 at 14:27

I've heard that Yvonne. Anyone know whether wood ash is acid or alkaline? Any cheap PH testers that members know about? Tried to get some of the old litmus papers with no success.

gnu

03/09/2008 at 15:33

Been having trouble posting for the last two weeks. I use Firefox 3 browser and kept getting error page. Tried it with internet explorer and it worked.Just downloaded the new Google Chrome browser-looks good with lots of handy features but like Firefox will not allow me to post to this group

marijke

08/09/2008 at 20:01

Lucky you for having access to your horse manure, however as said previously, it can be a weed problem. But if you are just starting out to improve a sandy soil for example it is ideal to dig in lots of it. Horse manure needs to be aged as it can be volatile to plants if it is used straight from the stables. All the best!

gnu

14/09/2008 at 07:15

Straight from the paddock Marijke. If I could just train them to do it in the wheelbarrow it would save me a lot of trouble. Anyone know where I can get a Ph meter around the Midland area?