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Old 06-17-2010, 07:15 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by cherokee_greg View Post
So would it not be good to use the manure they sal at Home Depot to mix in a planting bed ?

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Commercial bagged cow manure has been composted--that kills the pathogens and weed seeds. The real question of adding composted cow manure to a planting bed depends on the soil. If you have a good draining soil like the sand we have here, there will be no problem--you are simply adding organic matter with a little fertilizer, but if you have a clay soil that does not drain, you will be creating a "pot without a hole"--unless you do that as a raised bed.
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