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11-09-2021, 01:18 PM
Yard of my new house has zero organic content and I'd like to have some grass so the dog can play/take care of business without supervision.
Found a guy selling composted horse manure and bought some -- loaded my 16' tandem trailer and my pickup.
So now I've got to
have more fun than one old man can stand as I spread it on the ground, then rent the 4' tiller for my tractor and just
Good news is it's dry and fairly light, bad news is I still don't like using a shovel. Grew up on irrigation farm and did more digging than I care to remember
I better get some good grass out of this!!!!
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I think you may get more weeds then grass
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11-09-2021, 03:20 PM
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OK I'll be the first to say it; This has to be the crappiest post ever. Ha Ha I hope it works
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try mixing some biochar in there too...really holds the nutrients well.
Couple of products to consider:
https://mirimichigreen.com/products/carb...-enhancer/
https://ambiochar.com/products/#VitalBlend
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Go to the local farm coop or whatever is close and tell them what you have. They can custom blend a small batch of fertilizer for fall application. You can get dry mix or liquid. My local coop does the liquid for me. Some times I wonder why I do it because then I have to mow more. I also get their stuff for my garden. It is a lot cheaper than buying the ready mixed from the borg's.
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When I was young and full of p8ss and vinegar, I worked on my father in law's farm during summers when in graduate school, and the first summer he got 3 tandem dump truck loads of composted chicken manure; had then dumped in a field, and sent me out there to spread it. Nasty job, took me 3 full days. I never forgave him for that...... but he was a good egg.
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Cows/etc. digest everything (organic) they eat. Horses do not. Using horse manure is tantamount to seeding a lawn like a pasture.
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