Well rotted manure help newbie

the_gorgeous_one

Encouraged by this site I have now got some raised beds built by hubby from pallets off freecycle. I have also got a pile of well rotted manure in all 3 of my raised beds. TYhe manure was collected yesterday from a nearby farm also free. I have garlic, onions, carrots, radish, swede beetroot, lettuce, basil and mint as well as poached egg plant and marigolds for companion planting. Now my question is will the manure be too rich for the veg, and there are flies around my beds will they die down when they get bored or is there a problem. At the farm there was grass growing and also some purple sprouting brocolli in the same area as i collected my manure from. I would also like to make a particular thanks to Moozle for her thread as this is the one that encouraged me to have a go. I know I read somewhere that well rotted manure was good to grow straight into but now I'm worrying. I haven't time to go through all the threads as i'm working at 12 then not home till 10.30 so would like to plant some veg before i go to work.
Thanks in advance

Lotus-eater

If the manure is well rotted, then you can plant and sow straight into it. There shouldn't really be flies if it is well rotted, but flies tend to do what they like and it's difficult to stop them.
You should be OK, if it smells of nothing at all, go ahead. If it smells of manure then compost it for a while.

the_gorgeous_one

Thanks lotus eater, it actually smeels lovely and sweet, well it did when i was digging it, I've just been out and checked and there are no flies, thanks for your help, I just needed the confidence to get on with it, so here goes! i'm off to get more seeds andf do some planting.

jabba4

Don't sow the carrots into the manure. It's too rich and they'll go mental and split off in all directions.

Try and put some plain compost/soil into the section that you'll sow your carrots into.

the_gorgeous_one

I can't believe it someone just snipped some of my chives, they are in the front garden and i wouldn't mind if they had taken them but they have left them in the compost, why?

the_gorgeous_one

Garlic, do I split the bulbs or put them in separately

bigmuffins

need to split into cloves before planting - make sure you don't snap off the base as this is where the roots will grow from IFYSWIM

Lotus-eater

jabba4 wrote: »

Don't sow the carrots into the manure. It's too rich and they'll go mental and split off in all directions.

Try and put some plain compost/soil into the section that you'll sow your carrots into.

That's the official view, I did it last year and it was fine, I watered down the manure with some top soil and sowed straight into it, it was a new bed, half very well rotted manure, half rubbish top soil.
They were lovely carrots, won best of show

the_gorgeous_one

already done the garlic so will have to get some more to do them right. What does ifyswim stand for

bigmuffins

soz haven't been on for ages!
If You See What I Mean!
HTH!
(Hope That Helps!) :rotfl:

elsien

Lotus-eater wrote: »

If it smells of manure then compost it for a while.

How long is a while? I'm getting some manure from a stable tomorrow and the woman on the phone said how well rotted it is depends how deep i want to dig.:rotfl:If it's a bit pongy, should I leave it till next year to be on the safe side?
Thanks.