A very Merry Christmas to you allAnd what better way to celebrate than to share with you the new compost bin with its latest supply of horse manure. This is not just any old horse manure, this is horse manure by email. Yes, it came via the internet and landed straight here on the blog. Boxing day will be spent cleaning up the printer.
It's also controversial horse manure. At the AGM of the allotment association there was much debate between the officianados about the pros and cons of using it. Experts will tell you that when it is fresh it has a negative impact in the soil. Some allotmenteers say that they do not notice this and spread it on top in the winter immediately. So the debate raged and luckily for those who kept quiet in the back row, the pros won. However, it was on condition that we were efficient in its swift removal. Hence the manure by email. We signed up to be notified and as soon as we got the call, we rushed up and moved barrow loads of it within a day or two.
Not having anything to compost at present, it was a good idea to start it off with a few barrows of this. It was warm and steaming. It is laid out on a base of thick cardboard so the heat will be retained to kickstart it. Give it twelve months and the worms and other things will have had its way and it will be absolutely ready for the soil.
3 comments:
Cracking good manure, Gnome.
I once had some cracking good pig manure. I knew it was pig manure because I found a dead piglet in it, innit.
On which unsavoury note, let me also wish you a good Gnomish Xmas and lots of good (and ever inventive) gardening next year.
A very Merry Christmas to you too, Gnome! I liked hearing about horse manure. Horse manure has a much better scent than pig or sheep manure, although I'm not much of an expert in them. My dog is overly fond of any animal manure. That is not a pretty sight.
I was sorry to hear about the nasty thievery that happened down on the allotment. I feel angry just reading about it.
But on a more positive note, your hut is still standing...
I hope your New Year is celebrated in fine style!
What a wonderful sight! one of the best in the garden this time of year. I know that rhubarb is one of the few plants that will tolerate fresh manure on it, otherwise I would compost it in a heap and let it calm down for a while. Perhaps you might make a hot heap for early veg?
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