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--- garden:cultivate:tasks:fertilizer [2026/09/08 21:36] – [Scarecrow's Pride] davidsbach
+++ garden:cultivate:tasks:fertilizer [2026/09/08 23:02] (current) – [Scarecrow's Pride] dsbach
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 As I prepared to spread it around my garden and in flower pots and beds, I wondered whether to leave it on top of the soil or to mix it in. My choice was to leave it on top, thinking that micro-organisms would process it and spread it into the soil.
-{{ :garden:about:plants:fruit:trees:07_img_6801.jpeg?direct&200|Manure layer broken up}}Leaving it as a layer on top of the soil wasn't a better choice. On drying after watering the layer of manure turned into a rigid mat that slowed absorption of the water. This seemed unsuitable for the fruit trees  so I broke up the mat. This improved the effectiveness of watering.
+<note important>Leaving it as a layer on top of the soil wasn't a better choice.</note>
+{{ :garden:about:plants:fruit:trees:07_img_6801.jpeg?direct&200|Manure layer broken up}}On drying after watering the layer of manure turned into a rigid mat that slowed absorption of the water. This seemed unsuitable for the fruit trees  so I broke up the mat. This improved the effectiveness of watering.
+For flower pots and raised beds I mixed the manure with the existing soil.