Jeff zone 8 N.C.

Thanks for sharing that info. I have used a mix of grass clippings and straw but not with a manure slurry. I will try it. When the circus used to come through here every spring I would drop off a trailer with a ramp for the elephant keepers (and a case of beer) and they would fill the entire trailer piled high with elephant manure. It lasted all year. I have not used horse manure before because everyone says it is full of weed seeds. Does the water soak kill the seeds?