Is it composted or aged? It sounds like it's aged, I'd compost it before putting it in the garden. I am using compost as mulch, I just have a lot of it.

Agree that it needs to be well composted before using around edible crops. Pathogens are the concern, not N burn levels.

Stockpiled manure/bedding isn't the same thing as composted manure. Composted manure has had a diverse mixture of other ingredients added to it and treated as a compost pile, aerated, moistened, etc. over time.

And even the most minimal safe recommendation for adding manure to the garden is 90-120 days prior to harvest so would that fit your garden?

Many of us recommend much longer but that always triggers a debate as all the previous discussions here reflect. ;) So go for the minimum at least.

Dave

It's stockpiled/aged, not composted. I guess I'll add it to the compost pile and dig it into the garden in the fall or next spring. That will give me plenty of time to find all those previous discussions ... ;)