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.

Secondly, chicken manure, and cow for that matter, should really be composted before being used in a garden directly. I prefer compost, often made with manure as one of the ingredients, over pure ...

He also adds straw and hay to the horse and cow manure on the farm, and after six months, sells the product as compost. Lees also accepts food waste to add to the compost. “We’re taking ...

DEAR JOHN: Horse manure and cow manure are similar in nitrogen content when fresh, but when dried, or “aged,” horse manure is richer, so the first thing to consider when deciding between them ...

By applying compost and mulch, they can better thrive. Gerald Kosaki, general manager of Hawaiian Earth Recycling, has offered to supply material for free to keep these trees vigorous and happy.