Can you use horse manure to fertilize new sod?

Answer by  chuck333 (84)

Horse manure is an excellent form of fertilizer. The carbon and chemicals in it will also help to attract useful insects and bacteria. Be sure not to use to much though or you will kill the undergrowth.

Answer by  Zaka (2315)

Mix the horse manure with the soil. It does not matter the ration of manure to soil nor is the freshness of the dung important, although dried horse dung does concentrate the nutrients more so than fresh dung. Any herbivore's fecal matter serves the same purpose. Bovine fecal matter is perhaps better than horse manure.

Answer by  ladybud (1069)

Only after it is composted for a few month's. There is no direct nutrient's Unless it is broke down by beneficial bacteria like Rhizobia or Mycorrhiza. Let the manure break down first.

Answer by  champaign9497 (11977)

yes you can the only thing you have to do is when you put it on the sod make sure you rototill it into the sod really really well.

Answer by  garymarkle (599)

Yes. You will get a very good result with mixing organic material like horse manure with new sod, it should promote a thicker lawn.

Answer by  Latin4 (11170)

No horse manure is to strong for new sod. The sod comes with its own dirt. You need to till the ground before you put the sod down and water, water, water until it takes. Horse manure is to strong and will burn the grass. Manure is good for fertilizing a vegetable garden.

Answer by  Daisy (161)

I wouldn't use very much if it was fresh. Older manure is fine. The older the better. I would really water it down too. When horse manure is fresh it is really strong. I have had fresh sod and we just watered it and not fertilized it and it turned out really nice.

Answer by  ktspoints (48)

Horse manure, unless it has been well-composted at high temperatures for a long period of time, does not make a good fertilizer. Unlike cows, horses only digest their food once. So a lot of seeds that the horses eat do not break down. Using horse manure will result in a lot of unwelcome grain and grass weeds.

Answer by  whoareyou (3483)

Horse manure is a great fertilizer for any plant, including grass and sod. You should be ware though, that it can be very acidic. You should let it set for a while before using as fertilizer so that the acid in it doesn't 'burn' the sod. This could take months, so be sure to have it ready in advance.