Garden

[RedTop]

@lovesallanimals,

No bagged manure.   When we had a big garden, we also had the real stuff, which is why we put it down in the fall.   

[JustJazzmom]

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@lovesallanimals wrote:

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@JustJazzmom wrote:

@lovesallanimals If it’s fresh non composted manure you can put down now so it ages before going into use in the spring. 

But if it’s composted, I would continue what you are doing — spring application, then follow again mid summer with a second application.

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JustJazzmom:  Yes, it is the kind that is already composted (cow manure) that you get at the garden center.  Thank you for the idea of also applying a second application mid summer.  I did not know that.  

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Certain plants benefit from that additional midsummer boost like tomatoes & peppers. I find side dressing around the peppers monthly increases their growth & yield.

[PA Mom-mom]

@lovesallanimals We live in eastern PA and put down composted manure in March or April and rototill it in after it dries slightly. I think the Amish spread it more often because, well...they have a lot of it! Hahahaha!

[lovesallanimals]

Thanks everyone!  I think this is my favorite forum, everyone here is so helpful.

[hayseed00]

We do the manure for our garden in the spring and always use aged manure. 

[FuzzyFace]

Does anyone use "green manure"?  i.e., planting a cover crop in the fall, something like clover or red clover or anything that nourishes the soil over the winter, and then plow it under in the spring?

[JustJazzmom]

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@FuzzyFace wrote:

Does anyone use "green manure"?  i.e., planting a cover crop in the fall, something like clover or red clover or anything that nourishes the soil over the winter, and then plow it under in the spring?

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Some people I know do. They plant rye seed & then plow or rototill it over in the spring.