missshell
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Do you have a picture of your muckheap? If so please could you post it as I need ideas of what works best for when start mine. Thanks
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ester
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we don't have one atm, am a little ocd about mine, it is a rectangle with 4 beautiful wall, has to be freestanding. Then I have to add a step on one end when it gets to head height (so I can clamber on the top and have a bit more space. It stays up for 9 months, with lots of walking.
pixiebee
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we don't have one atm, am a little ocd about mine, it is a rectangle with 4 beautiful wall, has to be freestanding. Then I have to add a step on one end when it gets to head height (so I can clamber on the top and have a bit more space. It stays up for 9 months, with lots of walking.
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christ-I spend enough tine clearing up my house, let along going to the yard and tidying a flippin sh1t heap!!!!
seriously though, chuck it in a pile and waste time on something else
we don't have one atm, am a little ocd about mine, it is a rectangle with 4 beautiful wall, has to be freestanding. Then I have to add a step on one end when it gets to head height (so I can clamber on the top and have a bit more space. It stays up for 9 months, with lots of walking.
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christ-I spend enough tine clearing up my house, let along going to the yard and tidying a flippin sh1t heap!!!!
seriously though, chuck it in a pile and waste time on something else
ester
Not slacking multitasking
lol, you should see the state of the house! - keeps itself tidy though as only me
only do it once a week as we only have 2 horses and deep litter all week.
and we are surrounded by houses so best to keep it tidy as we don't want complaints and it means we only have to pay to have it taken away once every year. If we don't keep it tidy it would encroach on path to the field.
only do it once a week as we only have 2 horses and deep litter all week.
ofcourseyoucan
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i have a muck trailer and ramp which local farmer empties when full. every 3 months in summer and about every 2 weeks in winter depending on horses in!! kept well stacked and swept around.
missshell
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Thanks for the replies. How much are muck trailers approx? *goes off to google!*
Ladybird
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Ours is a ramp, usually kept down by people wanting it for their gardens, if it gets a bit out of hand a farmer comes and takes some away, usually every 2-3 years though
missshell
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Do you find people come and ask if they can take it?
Ladybird
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Yeah, they tend to park up next to it and start shovelling!
I think some even offer to pay...
I think some even offer to pay...
ester
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Lots of people bag it up and sell it round our way (at least 5 I can think of in a mile radius) and it always seems to go even if fresh. I can't be bothered with the bagging though!
missshell
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I would rather they came and took it for free than me having to pay for it to be removed!
f_s_
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My neighbours take what they want, and have been known to select the best bits for themselves, leaving other neighbours with the less "well rotted" stuff!!!!
They can't get enough of it, and I can certainly keep the production line going with my lot!!!!
They can't get enough of it, and I can certainly keep the production line going with my lot!!!!
hollyandivy123
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if you have allotments near you, pop down and talk to them we use to do this, they brought round a large trailer and filled it up for free but at least it was gone
Festive_Felicitations
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I just scatter the muck from field and stable on bare patches / around gate in the field (any where that gets trampled alot), I find that it gets trampled on and broken down quite well by the horse. And as it holds moisture it helps grass grow over the bald patches (which I am running out of). The first 'crop' of grass to grow is a bit sour but after a bit it becomes very tasty!
The climate is considerbly drier here, so that may not work in Eng you might just end up with lots of bogg patches...=)
Re-people taking it away, I WISH!!!! Unfortunatly manure is phosphorous (P) rich, Aust. native plants are adapted to P poor soil so if poeple chuck it on their gardens more than once a year all the natives die, oops! =0)-
The climate is considerbly drier here, so that may not work in Eng you might just end up with lots of bogg patches...=)
Re-people taking it away, I WISH!!!! Unfortunatly manure is phosphorous (P) rich, Aust. native plants are adapted to P poor soil so if poeple chuck it on their gardens more than once a year all the natives die, oops! =0)-