Horse Manure...what plants hate it?

I heard horse manure was harmful to certain plants or bulbs. Does anyone know which plants or bulbs?
HELP! I have perennials, annuals and all kinds of bulbs. I also have horse manure.
What should I keep it away from?

I aven't found any that hated it....I'm using it on everything, and have never seen such amazing growth.
If you find out please post it.....I'd love to know what I'm doing wrong :-)

Just so it's not fresh.

Interesting link...................
http://www.gardenersnet.com/atoz/manure.htm

Thank you, Marc! Great article.

By the way, Pat........Welcome to Dave's Garden. Thanks for jumping right in and asking questions. Helps all of us.

Sherri

When I was living in the maritimes, I got a load of horse maure from my neighbor. She had HUGE pumpkins growing in her manure pile. I thought it'd make my garden grow great.

Well, all I grew were oats, I guess they weren't digested enough! I'm glad you guys are having better luck than I did.

Another story from back east, my SO at the time, decided that the best way to get rid of all the seeds dropped from the bird feeder, onto the snow, was to shovel the seedy snow onto my garden. That year my garden was full of 1000's of sunflowers.

Now I'm out west, and have learned to garden better. Life experiences eh?

Wow! LOL I bet it was pretty though.

Your welcome Sherri...enjoyed looking it up myself :-)
Pat's question had me worried....I knew about the 'seed' problem with using horse manure, but was concerned maybe there was something else to be aware of.
So the poop on the 'poop' is make sure it's old poop :-)

Hi MG!

I have horses and most of the time at least one of them is stalled or in a paddock. I use pine shavings in my stalls, so when I muck out the stalls I take the manure/shavings to the new pile... I like to have two piles going. One is aged, the other is new... usually by the time the old pile is gone the new pile is aged... It ages faster in the sun, but it also helps if you break the "apples" up a bit and mix them in well with the shavings. There is a seed factor to consider, as horses do not digest everything they eat... you can have oats, even weeds come out of a pile of horse manure. Whatever is in the hay they eat can come out in the apples. Back in the old days when I had about 40 horses, I had huge piles of manure that I hauled off to the fields and piled up... Gardener friends would come and get some every fall... I didn't know it then, but I would soon get "bit" and be in need of it myself... lol... I am no expert, but it is a bit too hot if used too soon, it really does need to age. I do have to admit one thing... I grew petunias at the front of my barn in a small bed with just manure... and it was fresh... they thrived in it... here is pic...

Blessings,

Starr

The problems you see coming up with using manures is if it is too fresh it carries the potential for diseases such as lockjaw, Meningitus, and a bunch or other illnesses. This risk is reduced by the composting process. Jessamine

... FYI ...

Associated to horse (mule, etc) .. manures, in particular ..

The feed-seeds have an opportunity .. to 'die' .. if the stuff sets a spell.

This, somewhat lessens the chance that the seeds contained within .. will

germinate .. when it's spread and mixed into our garden soils . . .

- Magpye

Lilium and iris rhz. will DIE - rot -if they come into direct contact with manure unless manure is very old - many years-

I put manure near - not touching iris. For lilium I spread manure on top of the lilies in the winter after ground is frozen. Often on top of the snow. Depends when I get around to it.

Oh yes. Hostas don't like having their crowns covered with manure either. Found this out -sadly - a couple of years ago when I put a shovelful of very old manure on top of each hosta just before snowfall .

During the growing year I fertilize with a mixture of manure and alfalfa tea, throwing some epsom salts into mixture as well. I mix the tea in 45 gal. drums, cover with screening against west nile and let it percolate for a couple of weeks before using.

Inanda

inanda ..
Sounds like a dependable brew you make and use.
Will keep this in mind for our future use also.
Thanks for the info.

- Magpye