From: pintiha@jhmi.edu   
      
   On Saturday, October 5, 2019 at 9:55:21 PM UTC-4, T wrote:   
   > On 10/5/19 6:51 PM, Pavel314 wrote:   
   > > On Saturday, October 5, 2019 at 12:17:26 PM UTC-4, Frank wrote:   
   > >> On 10/5/2019 11:05 AM, jeff wrote:   
   > >>> On 10/5/19 6:31 AM, songbird wrote:   
   > >>>>     you can buy bagged compost at many garden   
   > >>>> centers.  it is often composted cow manure   
   > >>>> or composted chicken manure added to perhaps   
   > >>>> some other fillers.   
   > >>>>   
   > >>>>     most composted cow manure is very poor in   
   > >>>> terms of nutrients, but yes, it is an organic   
   > >>>> material and can be useful in a garden if you   
   > >>>> have poor/heavy soil.   
   > >>>   
   > >>> Horse manure is really great stuff if you can get it.  Maybe check with   
   > >>> a nearby stable or agricultural college; any place that keeps horses is   
   > >>> invariably generating "horsepucky" and may well be happy to give it away   
   > >>> for free. Alpaca or lama manure might also be good but I can't say for   
   sure.   
   > >>>   
   > >>> J   
   > >>>   
   > >> An organic farmer once cautioned on using stuff from a stable because it   
   > >> may contain considerable pesticide used to keep flies down there.   
   > >>   
   > >> Where I live there are a lot of mushroom houses and depleted mushroom   
   > >> soil is available.  The only concern is weed seeds.   
   > >   
   > > We have a flock of sheep and don't use pesticides in the barn, so we have   
   a good supply of sheep manure. In fact, we're going to shovel out the sheep   
   barn in November to throw on the garden. Then again before the annual shearing   
   in May.   
   > >   
   > > There are a lot of mushroom houses across the state line in PA but we   
   haven't tried any of them yet.   
   > >   
   > > Paul   
   > >   
   >   
   > Do you dig in the sheep scat or just throw it on top?   
      
   I usually till it into the soil. My wife sometimes uses it as a mulch during   
   the growing season to smother the weeds.   
      
   Paul   
      
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