the use of horse manure as fertilizer

mayax68 · September 28, 2006

Can someone please give an advice on the use of horse manure as fall fertilizer for the tomato garden? We have a local farm that gives out horse manure for free to anyone who wants it. I’m a little scared to use horse manure as fertilizer after the recent events with the organic spinach that contained an e-coli presumably because the manure used for fertilization contained e-coli. Does horse manure ever contain e-coli? I plan to fertilize the ground after all the plants are pulled out (sometimes in October). I want to plant tomatoes in the same spot again next spring. Is it possible for the tomato plants to suck in e-coli, if it is present from the ground and into the fruits?

Thank you.
Maya.

September 28, 2006	#1
mayax68 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: USA, CT Posts: 106	the use of horse manure as fertilizer Can someone please give an advice on the use of horse manure as fall fertilizer for the tomato garden? We have a local farm that gives out horse manure for free to anyone who wants it. I’m a little scared to use horse manure as fertilizer after the recent events with the organic spinach that contained an e-coli presumably because the manure used for fertilization contained e-coli. Does horse manure ever contain e-coli? I plan to fertilize the ground after all the plants are pulled out (sometimes in October). I want to plant tomatoes in the same spot again next spring. Is it possible for the tomato plants to suck in e-coli, if it is present from the ground and into the fruits? Thank you. Maya.