Comments for Is Horse Manure Safe For Organic Gardens? at http://www.santacruzwire.com , comment 1 to 2 out of 2 comments http://www.santacruzwire.com Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:09:03 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.santacruzwire.com/index.php/maria-gaura/162-is-horse-manure-safe-for-organic-gardens.html#comment-45 I agree that horse manure is great for the garden, and after looking at the research, I'm confident that it's safe. No gardener wants to risk killing off their earthworms, but I find hundreds of worms in the manure pile, and they look fat and happy. - maria Tue, 01 Jun 2010 23:05:56 +0100 http://www.santacruzwire.com/index.php/maria-gaura/162-is-horse-manure-safe-for-organic-gardens.html#comment-42 The fears that horse manure is somehow unsafe for gardens in unfounded in fact. Rodale Press, in several published gardening books, has described horse manure as one of the safest and most benign manures for the garden. Low in nitrogen, it does not burn vegetation. It is a terrific soil amendment. About the "parasites" claimed to infect horses: not to worry. Horse ailments, if and when present, are species-specific. Horses may be worned once every three to four months, and that's it. All mammals carry e.coli in our guts -- can't live without them -- but horses do not carry the killer e.coli strain; that's carried by human feces. I have used horse manure (composted with tea leaves, fruit/veg. peels, eggshells, etc. for over 40 years and I have a list of "clients" that can't get enough of my "stuff." Don't listen to the alarmists! - connie berto Tue, 01 Jun 2010 19:09:09 +0100