Asked on Apr 18, 2017
What is the ratio of natural manure to dirt for gardens?
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Sherry
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I am bringing sheep manure from a sheep corral and I am not buying manure. I want to make sure I do not burn my started plants I have growing in my house, I always go around collect cow poop to may manure tea but the dirt is so poor out here on the Navajo reservation that I finally found a solution for things to grow at my homesite. I poor the left over coals and ash from my wood burning stove around my trees and plants at my homesite that everything has started to grow so now like I said I am asking my neighbor to haul sheep manure to my back yard for a garden this summer.
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The classic soil-based mix for a raised bed incorporates equal parts garden soil, compost and sharp sand. If your soil is a heavy clay, you can use perlite instead of sand to help lighten the soil. If your garden soil is sandy, however, a mixture of 1 part soil and 2 parts compost adds the extra organic matter necessary for your plants to thrive. When garden soil isn't available, mixing equal amounts of bagged topsoil and compost will get your garden started with a minimum of effort.
Make sure the manure is aged before you use it or it will kill your plants.
Just fyi new manure in a garden will have to age a long time before planting is done.
We put our raised garden in about 3 weeks ago. We used 1/3 soil, 1/3 manure and 1/3 sand. My plants love it. They are thriving. Tomatoes are my favorite vegetable to plant. They are so yummy. My tomatoes have doubled in size so that's a good start. After that all you need is water and sun. I see that your'e in Arizona so I'm betting you get plenty of sun. Hope this helps. Good luck and Happy Gardening,