Telephone (or e-mail, if that is possible) any of the following commercial centres and private owners to make an appointment to collect horse manure for use in the garden in place of mixed farmyard manure -- which is becoming increasingly difficult to acquire in the United Kingdom, and for which horse manure is an ideal substitute. At the same time, arrange collection method and agree on a price if a price is charged. Note that many sources of supply are glad to give away the material.
Do not attempt to collect without first arranging to do so. These are working establishments, and cannot cater for unexpected visitors.
Go equipped with stout plastic sacks (not kitchen-bin liners or supermarket shopping bags, which are insufficiently strong). When collecting, no more than half fill a plastic sack. Horse manure -- fresh or composted -- is weighty. First protect the car's surfaces with plastic sheeting or dust
sheets. Fresh horse manure is wet (although old, composted material -- of which many centres have a great deal, which is highly worth seeking out -- is comparatively dry). After collecting and unloading, spray the car's interior with a sweetening aerosol spray. Fresh horse manure is strongly ammonia-charged. Fully-composted material has little smell.
Horse manure may be applied to the soil in its fresh state (unlike mixed farmyard manure), but it is a better soil conditioner after one or two years of composting (during which time it loses its characteristic odour and becomes easy to handle). For a detailed account of head gardener R J Harris's ways of managing and using horse manure read the section MANURE, pages 219-224, of
'R J Harris's Moon Gardening'((using the computer's back button to return to this point).
Horse managers wishing to have their premises included in this list should contact reallyusefulbooks@boltblue.com to make an arrangement. Inclusion is free.
AGHALEE Portmore Equestrian Centre, 1 Georges Island Road, Aghalee, Craigavon, County Armagh BT67 0DW, 028 9265 1240.
ARMAGH Longstone Riding School for the Disabled Group, Mullinure Lane, Armagh, County Armagh BT61 7RT, 028 3752 8922.
CRAIGAVON Ballinteggart Stud, 73 Drumnasoo Road, Portadown, Craigavon, County Armagh BT62 4EX, 028 3835 8971.
CRAIGAVON Kidd's Stables, 28 Hunters Hill Road, Gilford, Craigavon, County Armagh BT63 6AL, 028 3883 2353.
CRAIGAVON Lime Park Equestrian Centre, 5 Lime Kiln Road, Moira, Craigavon, County Armagh BT67 0JD, 028 9262 1139.
CRAIGAVON Moihill Stables, 50 Laverys Bridge Road, Moira, Craigavon, County Armagh BT67 0PQ, 028 9261 0692.
CRAIGAVON Portmore Equestrian Centre, 1 Georges Island Road, Aghalee, Craigavon, County Armagh BT67 0DW, 028 9265 1240.
CRAIGAVON Tom Magee, Cottage Stud, 22 Clonmakate Road, Portadown, Craigavon, County Armagh BT62 1SU, 028 3885 1195.
GILFORD Kidd's Stables, 28 Hunters Hill Road, Gilford, Craigavon, County Armagh BT63 6AL, 028 3883 2353.
MOIRA Lime Park Equestrian Centre, 5 Lime Kiln Road, Moira, Craigavon, County Armagh BT67 0JD, 028 9262 1139.
MOIRA Moihill Stables, 50 Laverys Bridge Road, Moira, Craigavon, County Armagh BT67 0PQ, 028 9261 0692.
PORTADOWN Ballinteggart Stud, 73 Drumnasoo Road, Portadown, Craigavon, County Armagh BT62 4EX, 028 3835 8971.
PORTADOWN Tom Magee, Cottage Stud, 22 Clonmakate Road, Portadown, Craigavon, County Armagh BT62 1SU, 028 3885 1195.
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