partially composted horse manure ok?

pbud · February 9, 2008

A colleague offered me the use of her back yard for tomato growing, which basically triples my tomato growing area. I don't have enough compost to amend her never before gardened in soil. And I don't want to spend a bunch of $ buying compost. There's a local stable that gives away free "partially composted, seed free horse manure for organic gardening." Can I apply this stuff to the soon to be dug beds and leave it for a month, then plant in it? Or am I likely to burn roots and lose a ton of tomato plants?
Thanks,
Paul

February 9, 2008	#1
pbud Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bay Area Posts: 173	partially composted horse manure ok? A colleague offered me the use of her back yard for tomato growing, which basically triples my tomato growing area. I don't have enough compost to amend her never before gardened in soil. And I don't want to spend a bunch of $ buying compost. There's a local stable that gives away free "partially composted, seed free horse manure for organic gardening." Can I apply this stuff to the soon to be dug beds and leave it for a month, then plant in it? Or am I likely to burn roots and lose a ton of tomato plants? Thanks, Paul