Re: I have 1 cu yd of composted horse manure(60%), what to do??
The wood shavings in this compost mix come from the bedding used by the horses that supply the manure. Is the reason not to use this as a soil mix that the wood shavings will be breaking down and stealing nitrogen from the soil? They've already been composted along with the horse manure, so would that alleviate this concern? I've been adding wood shavings to my compost pile based on the same idea, that the composting process balances out the NPK ratio. And the composting that this mix comes from is a lot more vigorous process than what occurs in my small pile, with much higher temperatures (145F) over a 3 month period. What do you think?
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