Managing Your Horse's Manure

Earth Friendly Horse Manure Management

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If you have horses you have manure. Here are eco-friendly ideas for managing your manure pile.

Composting manure requires a little preparation and equipment. Here are a few systems:
Use your composted manure and household waste to fortify your pasture soil instead of chemical fertilizer.
I've had very good results with the lasagna garden technique to build gardens for flower beds using horse manure as a layer.
Contact a garden club and offer them free organic fertilizer--manure. You may find a local farmer who would be willing to take it away too
See Green Pest Control Tips for environmentally safe ideas on how to handle the pests around manure piles .