Manure Question

Too Tall Toms · November 10, 2011

I swear I posted this here but I can't seem to find it.

I have my compost bin filled nicely. Last weekend I added about 30 gallons of horse manure. Since then the temp of the bin is only 80 degrees. I'm scheduled to pick up alpaca manure and rabbit manure over the weekend but I'm hesitant to add it to the bin because of not being able to get the temp in the area where the manures would compost properly.

What would happen if I just add the alpaca and rabbit manure to the pile and not concern myself with the temperature? I'm not going to do anything with the compost until it's time to add it to my tomato garden.

Also, I have a source for chicken manure but I've been reading that chicken manure takes longer to compost.

November 10, 2011	#1
Too Tall Toms Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 116	Manure Question I swear I posted this here but I can't seem to find it. I have my compost bin filled nicely. Last weekend I added about 30 gallons of horse manure. Since then the temp of the bin is only 80 degrees. I'm scheduled to pick up alpaca manure and rabbit manure over the weekend but I'm hesitant to add it to the bin because of not being able to get the temp in the area where the manures would compost properly. What would happen if I just add the alpaca and rabbit manure to the pile and not concern myself with the temperature? I'm not going to do anything with the compost until it's time to add it to my tomato garden. Also, I have a source for chicken manure but I've been reading that chicken manure takes longer to compost.