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
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