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Farmerville, Louisiana

i have access to several tons of decomposed horse manure with rice hulls and it is loaded with redworms does anyone have recommendations on how much to put in my 2500 square foot patch soil test will be back in about two weeks

10/22/2007 10:17:55 AM

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Perhaps wait until analysis comes back. How much is several tons? 2500 square feet is a good size. I will be putting approx. 20 yards which should be way more than a few tons. I think you could use it all as long as it is decomposed enough (3 years is enough).

10/22/2007 11:15:43 AM

Farmerville, Louisiana

somewhere between 15 and 20 yards

10/22/2007 11:59:00 AM

Ontario, Canada.

Bo, put it in a rail car marked toxic waste, ship to Landry's waste dump Toronto Ontario > I don't think you could possibly have any use for it!

10/22/2007 1:51:47 PM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

I agree with Russ...sounds way to good for Bo's Patch :) The worms in it are a sure sign ...nothing good can come out of this. Funny thing is Pumpkin Growers see Gold..others see a pile of crap.

10/22/2007 1:56:29 PM

Farmerville, Louisiana

now that i have your attention!!!!! also getting about 40# of coffeee grounds a week how many do i need and what is the nutrient value. don't need my redworms getting to much caffine and getting the nervous shakes :}

10/22/2007 4:57:56 PM

Minnesota

You know what you do,,,you gather all the worms you can from the horse manure & start a worm compost bin/tub, you'll get worm castings from the worms, its one of the best fertilizers.

10/22/2007 5:59:08 PM

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Russ has posted about adding too much OM. I think he said he uses no more than 6 or 7 yards at a time. I have 2 separate patches of roughly 1300 sq feet each and will likely put down 7 yards of manure to each one.

10/22/2007 10:34:32 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

You better get that old horse manure before I do!

10/23/2007 12:17:52 AM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

The fact the the worms are living in it means it is goooood.

10/23/2007 7:51:13 AM

Danville, CA (petman2@yahoo.com)

I would take all I could get!

10/26/2007 6:18:24 PM