Horse manure

[steveo]

A gardener has told me not to use the manure from the stables because it contains seeds that can wreak havoc.

Another has told me there is nothing wrong with it providing it's well rotted.

Anyone have any Dulwich horse muck experience?

[computedshorty]

Have you visited a sewerage works, the circular filter tanks have around the sides growing tomato plants that have been eaten and past trough the sewer to these tanks, the red prize tomato's growing there are ( so I am told ) of a very nice flavor by the workers there, I will take their word for that.

I would think that anything grown from seed would be alright to eat, but not growing in that situation.

[lizbells6]

The manure may contain a lot of weed seeds which are not broken down by the horses' digestive system. It may also contain aminopyralid, a broadleaf herbicide which is used on pasture and may be in the hay given to the horses and remain in the manure. This might then cause problems if the manure is used for certain plants and vegetables.