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Mt. Pleasant, MI

I have tons (almost literally) of horse manure that is accumulating this summer. Should I spend the time turning it over the summer till it's compost, or just till it into the patch in the fall. Keep in mind that the pile is about 10'wide, 5'high, and about 30'long. I do have another (smaller) compost pile that is about 3/4 cooked down already, gets turned about every 3 days.

7/1/2008 3:32:03 PM

Annapolis Valley Nova Scotia

I would turn it now. It does depend on your winter temperatures though. Where I am i would be happy to till it in in the fall and it would still break down in the soil. It does depend on what your winter temperatures are, the colder it is , the slower the bacteria work.

7/1/2008 3:39:36 PM

Menomonie, WI ([email protected])

Mix some other nitrogen and carbon in with it to give it some diversity when turning.

7/2/2008 1:55:33 PM