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I built three 6x6 planter boxes that are each 19 inches tall. Our neighbors have a rabbitry, and I have filled the boxes 1/2 with a mixture of fresh manure and straw. Would I be stupid to top them off with topsoil and a few bags of decomposed compost and plant vegetables in them? Is the fresh manure far enough down that it won't harm the plants? Will it actually help to warm up the soil a bit sooner? (We are in a northern climate - hardiness zone 5-6 -Spokane WA to be exact.) I have planted squash and pumpkins in fresher manure with success - but don't know about some of these other plants: Some of our seeds are onions, cabbage, carrots, lettuce, corn, tomatoes, jicama, squash, pumpkins, and herbs.

2007-03-20 04:01:25 · 3 answers · asked by Angie 4 in Home & Garden Other - Home & Garden

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The plants should be all right with the manure that far down. I think you will be safe enough to go ahead and plant them without worrying about warming up the soil.

2007-03-20 04:07:05 · answer #1 · answered by don n 6 · 1 0

Depends on the type of manure you are using. Chicken and horse will burn your plants if used fresh. Both of these are real hot fertilizers, they should sit at least a year before use. Cow on the other hand you can just about walk one through your garden once a month and don't look back. But you do have to till under cow fresh to be more effective than sitting on top of the ground. Because the nitrogen in cow fresh leeches out faster.
I get my cow fresh from a dairy farm. All of the plants you have listed here should do very well.
I live in agricultural zone 4 on a sandy soil. About the only vegetable that does not go into our garden is lima beans. But that is a preferential thing.

2007-03-20 04:40:52 · answer #2 · answered by eks_spurt 4 · 0 0

Rabbit manure used as a plant fertilizer is superior to other manures due to its unique composition. Often referred to as "super fertilizer" or "Bunny Gold," gardeners revel in the fast and abundant growth of their crops, plants, gardens and produce. When the manure has been aged and air-dried, rabbit manure will not "burn" the plants when applied directly to the plants. "Fresh" manure, however, is extremely high in acid content from the urine and should not be used.

Composting with rabbit manure is also popular and rabbit manure ranks among the finest of all manures to use for this purpose. Just make sure that it's air-dried.

2007-03-20 04:11:58 · answer #3 · answered by leslie 6 · 0 0

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