Manure Rotted To Soil. Good For Seeds??

Hi there

I have located a pile of manure that has been eaten by worms and rotted down for Two years

It now resembles very very fine soil. Will this be good to start seeds? what other application?? Thanks in advance.

NB can someone reply ASAP as i intend to get loads of it if its good

 

No-far too rich for seeds, it needs to go in the soil, and it is very good indeed for that so fill your boots.

 

what is the best mix for seeds ... Thanks in advance

 

"I use John Innes seed mixture because being soil based it doesn't dry out so quick and adds a bit of weight to pots so they don't blow over (compared to peat based composts)."

Me too (Saved me some typing John, thanks!)

 

As do I, but I whizz in a bit of vermiculite and always use fungicide to water in to help prevent damping off.

 

conflicting oppinions. I did ask on anotehr site too (but awkward loging on so came here) I have just noticed that they are telling me that it should be fine to use as if its 2 years old anything that can do any harm has long been leached away.
Any ideas????

 

My advice remains the same.

It isn`t about the compost you have being harmful- it isn`t, it is well rotted and won`t do much harm if at all, BUT it is far too rich for the propagation of seedlings, I can`t put it any clearer-they won`t be feeding from the soil yet-not until they are a good sized plants, as you pot seedlings on they need more and more nutrition as they grow in size and the compost likewise needs to be getting steadily richer and richer.

A bit like giving a two week old baby a plate full of steak diane-it ain`t gonna work.

The compost you have described is fantastic stuff for adult plants that will actually use the nutrients in it

I don`t know which site is giving you this duff advice but let me advise you to stick with us here.

 

You'll grow some fine spuds from seed potatoes, but putting germinating seed into raw manure is very risky, they are far too tender. Just not worth the risk.

 

Yes John, I thought you might-I take it no one here knows you`re a new Grandad?


They do now.

 

I`d probably give it a wee bit longer lol.