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rotted horse manure and courgettes

swordfish2 · 2012-05-14 17:43:07

Just got myself some 10litre containers and filled them 3/4 way with rotted horse manure and toped off with peat free compost,and planted my courgette plants.Not sure if this was a wise thing to do,eg,manure may be too much and too strong.I wonder if I should be starting off more seeds to prepare for the worst(they all die…

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14-05-2012 6:43pm

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swordfish2

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Just got myself some 10litre containers and filled them 3/4 way with rotted horse manure and toped off with peat free compost,and planted my courgette plants.Not sure if this was a wise thing to do,eg,manure may be too much and too strong.I wonder if I should be starting off more seeds to prepare for the worst(they all die on me!!!!)They are in the green house at the moment till june.

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#2 14-05-2012 10:24pm
redser7

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I don't know to be honest but definately sow some more seeds. You can't turn back the clock and get your summer again if these ones fail. Good to have backups.

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