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F&F reviews some well-rotted horse manure.

Did I mention that I have really poor soil in my garden? I’m not sure that I did. Oh, maybe at least once a week in posts on this blog.

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Anyway, I decided that enough was enough and that I want to grow some really decent proper vegetables this year, not see things struggle to take off because the soil is poor. So as well as ordering in decent soil, I also decided to try out some proper rotted horse manure, in large enough quantities to really give the beds a proper rich topsoil to a decent depth.

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Quality Garden Supplies sell large quantities of well-rotted horse manure, and I decided to review some to see what it was like when you really coat your vegetable beds in nutrient-rich material.

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The manure arrived on a palette, in very easy-to-carry bags. This has been useful as it means that I’ve been able to store some of the surplus manure at the back of the garden until I need to use it a little later in the year. But I’ve also coated it on the vegetable beds to a depth of eight inches, which is definitely going to make a huge difference to the growth of my vegetables. And because it is manure, it will be perfect for the sort of crops that I’ve really struggled to grow, like pumpkins.

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I really like the consistency of this manure: it is properly well-rotted, which isn’t always the case for these sorts of products. I’ve had the manure on the beds for a few weeks now, and it has settled well. The next challenge is to see how well plants grow in it. I’ll keep you updated.

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