horse s**t as an organic top-dressing?

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ammons phillips

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i'm aerating some big maples that took quite a bit of compaction during the road building (before my time) process. i would love to spread some horse manure around...any special considerations? would it be too hot? thanks,b
 
to relieve compaction do radial trenching around the trees, which is putting in shallow trenches in a spoke pattern around the tree and backfilling with compost . or vertical mulching which is drilling holes under the dripline and filling with compost . horse sh*t is fine as long as it is composted. i would use old manure or let the fresh stuff sit awhile before using it .JPM
 
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