Compost and manure are some of the best things you can add to the soil in your vegetable garden. Adding them provides both organic matter and nutrients to the soil.

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Hot manure, such as horse manure, should age 6 months to a year before you use it in your vegetable garden. Create a lasagna compost with the manure, compost bin compost and straw.

You can replicate forest humus by mixing carbon-rich leaves with nitrogen-rich manure or grass clippings. Leaving this mixture to sit in a pile over a winter or two will result in beautiful ...

Fresh horse manure on a garden isn't a good idea because the heavy nitrogen load could burn tender young plant roots. It is best to use manure that has had a chance to break down or compost for ...

Manure and lime are bested added to the garden at separate times. But do a soil test first to make sure you really do need either.

There’s a huge problem destroying gardens in the US. For those that aren’t familiar with the very high risk associated with putting manure or purchased compost in your gardens, you NEED to ...

Patrice Hanlon answers your gardening questions every other week. Last summer I answered a question about problems with vegetables that weren’t growing or became deformed. This past month, the ...