which veg plants require fertilised soil

[old-wos-is-name]

Hi,
i am just about to start planting seeds in the greenhouse, and want to turn horse dung into the soil. is it carrots that don.t like recently fertilised soil?
last year was a failure,so seeking advice this year.
thanks.

[Mosaic]

You need to let the poo turn into compost first - the ammonia in it will be too powerful if you dig it into the soil 'raw'.
Dig the poo into your compost heap - no compost heap? Well now's your chance to make one, any container will do such as an old plastic bin, knock some drain holes into the bottom if you use this.
Fill the compost bin with layers of poo, leafy waste and grass clippings - some ripped up paper also good - and let it mature through the coming months. This also kills off some (but not all) of the weeds that the horses ate - the seeds of many weeds will just thrive in your garden if you use uncomposted poo.
So it's not a 'now' thing with the application of horse manure - but then gardening seldom is.

[Squitty]

yes it is carrots & other roots (parsnips etc) that dont like fresh fertiliser because it causes the roots to fork. They still need fertilised soil - just added from the previous year.

[carlton23]

If you grow carrots, grow them in sandy soil and push a pointed piece of wood like the shaft of a spade which is called a dibber into the soil 6" deep and fill with John Innes 1, and put 2-3 seeds in the centre and cover lightly.

[Maydup]

Agree with Mosaic - you need well rotted manure for the veg plot, not fresh. Not for any veg.

Better to use nothing than to use fresh manure. So plant away this year and use it next year for beans, courgettes, cabbages, squash or tomatoes.

[old-wos-is-name]

Thanks all,
How long should the horse manure be piled up for? its free down the road
( lots of straw in it, but free). so, if I do not use the pooey stuff, what should I do to the soil to enhance the growing potential? My green house soil was used for lettuce, beetroot, pak choi etc last year, several sowings, so may be well devoid of any goodness.
Thanks,
alf.