Re: Manure Question

"Mike" <MS@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
I have a lot of clay clumps in the area I want to garden so..

I was looking for a cheep soil replacement to plant vegetables in so I
went
to home depot and found one cubic foot bags of Earth Grow Steer Manure
Blend
(at a buck a bag) that says it's A blend of steer manure and compost.

On the back of the bag it states "do not plant directly into" Earth Grow
Steer Manure Blend.
I notice this stuff retains moisture, though on the other hand I heard
from
2 other sources that using manure as a growing medium is standard
practice.
What gives?

I've never heard of anyone growing anything in pure manure. I add manure to
my clay soil and dig it in or if it is very fresh I put it on the top of the
soil and let the worms dig it in. Mind you, my manure is from animals and
not from bags so it's the real deal YMMV.


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