Rototilling hot horse/poultry manure into garden

[Dirtslinger]

This is my first year veggie garden in this spot, so it is just freshly tilled pasture- nothing more. So I've dumped several inches of horse and a little chicken manure over it, and tilled it in.
These manures are very fresh.
Last frost isn't until near June. Will the manures have mellowed enough by then?

Thanks.

[vicker]

Originally Posted by Dirtslinger

This is my first year veggie garden in this spot, so it is just freshly tilled pasture- nothing more. So I've dumped several inches of horse and a little chicken manure over it, and tilled it in.
These manures are very fresh.
Last frost isn't until near June. Will the manures have mellowed enough by then?

Thanks.

Oh yeah. Horse maure isn't that ho, but chicken can be a problem, You are fine. A coupl eweeks plowed under is all you need. Your going to have a nice garden

[Lilandra]

with our chicken wastes, we use it when you can't smell it (unless it gets wet)
if you till it under, give it a good watering, then when it is dry enough to plant - it shouldn't burn plants. I wouldn't put seeds in it right away - somewhere along the way it does seem to affect carrots.
the corn,beans and peas are ok tho - they seem to like the higher nitrogen

[themamahen]

YUP ~ your fine, I do it this way every year, clean coop as soon as I get a 60 deg. day cant plant till june so till it in water it and leave it makes it's own compost.

[Paquebot]

The only drawback would be carrots or parsnips. They tend to develop a lot of extra "arms" if they find the fresh manure. Otherwise, your roto-tilling should have done a good job of dispersing it for quick bacterial action.

Martin