Can steer manure be used in a vegatable garden?

We are preparing a raised garden and intended to add a 1/2 inch layer of steer manure below the garden soil.

Can steer manure be used in a vegatable garden?
Gads



What a bunch of Bull



The e-coli comes from slaughter house steers that have been grain feed for 2 weeks prior to slaughter. If it's local stuff don't worry about it



Also Steer manure from slaughter houses in the south that are fed Cotton gin trash "might" have a salt issue



A 1/2 in of tilled manure won't give you problems



Rule #1 never apply fresh manure to a garden after the seeds have germinted (Tis in one of the old Bibles)



If you can remember that simple rule you won't get sick That dumb, that simple



I used manure for over 55 years





You can add up to 2" a year w/o problems, over that you "Might" need a little lime for pH balance
Reply:be sure it is far enough down not to "burn" your veggies.

if you have near neighbors, you might get some flack over

the smell if it is open to the air.
Reply:As long as it is aged and not fresh you are doing the right thing.



Test the soil and add any thing that it needs to bring the soil to the right PH factor. The manure is the nitrogen. Mix in any compost you have, if not start one.
Reply:It is not recommended...unless it is composted and several years old. Steer manure and chicken manure may contain pathogenic bacteria, such as E.coli.

Mushroom manure, leaf mulch, seaweed and homemade compost are great choices.
Reply:You can and we do but if you could get goat or chicken to use you will get less weeds. Think about it like this, cows and horses eat hay and grass and the waste goes through them with seeds. Pigs, goats and chicken manure does not.
Reply:IS IT ORGANIC?
Reply:The University of California website lists this along with others and also gives approx. nutrient values so you can better judge the concentration....



http://cetulare.ucdavis.edu/pubgrape/ng7...
Reply:The steer manure will not only provide some plant nutrients, but also help to improve your soil structure. If the manure is composted first to kill weed seed, that is even better. It should be worked into the garden soil and depending on your current organic matter content, you may want to add even more. A good short article on this is attached.
Reply:yes ! and this is not bull
Reply:my father in law contracted ecoli from this very thing, if you do be sure you wash everything thouroughly before consuming!
Reply:mix it well with the soil
Reply:yes it is very good for the soil in your garden