For this reason, we offer a product guarantee to our consumers. This wasn't the result of poor composting. I use the product for a top dressing for seeding my winter grass, it is economical to use it spreads evenly and gives me good results. I know some gardeners use food grade plastic but I havent found any in small quantities and it seems to cost over $50 - not every budget friendly! I have used it for 10 years and I think it's the best thing next to home made compost or composted manure straight from the farm. Otherwise, I can't tell the difference. Bobbi - with your heat maybe you should go cactus.
We were looking for pure Steer Manure like the label says. Please call us at: 1-800-HOME-DEPOT (1-800-466-3337), Please enter in your email address in the following format: you@domain.com. Keep your watering to early morning and late evening too, during the day watering will only cause the plants to burn. What kind of insect is this tiny orange bug?? We can be reached at 877-220-3089.
From there it's a personal choice. Definitely with Linda on your garden - crystals, drip hose and a good 4 inches of mulch. It is really kind of remarkable that the big box stores never do that for their bagged stuff. The manure gives you nitrogen and the wood chips take it all back.
Them bags of soil been sitting in the bag, with little air for how long? So you'd think that you could assume that a non fertilizer wouldn't burn plants. Have you seen the Ethel M Chocolate Factory and Cactus Gargen in Las Vegas?
Are weeds, soil-borne diseases and pests keeping you from having the garden of your dreams. Indeed, being desperate, I bought some and when watering in some new trees saw a good amount of white residue rising up on the water pooled around the trees.
We want you to be confident in our products. I much rather buy local Good point about factoring in the driveway costs!
This Add is Misleading - HomeDepot does Not sell "EARTHGRO Steer Manure" - Earthgro steer manure We did a massive landscaping project and used over 6 pallets worth (450+ bags) of this product. The plastic keeps the moisture in. I want everything to be organic and heard landscaping fabric is not. Mix some into some soil and add some seeds. Need Help? It acts as a weed mat and mulch and in time it breaks down and fertilises the soil too. If your heat is anything like ours, then you really need trees for shade to give the plants a chance because the sun will burn them anyway.
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My plants love this stuff and I do too. I add 3 inches of the above to raw clay and then dig it in and also maybe add a shovel or two more when transplanting. Beans. The best of the animal manures. This Add is Misleading - HomeDepot does Not sell "EARTHGRO Steer Manure" - Earthgro steer manure is a great product and HomeDepot used to sell it years ago - They have since replaced it with a cheap knockoff Call "GROW KING steer manure" - Which is absolute garbage - it's 90% wood chips and filler - it seems to do nothing to help the soil or the plants - Avoid "Grow King" - HOMEDEPOT: Please bring back Earthgro Steer Manure! Real compost looks like coffee grounds, not chunks of wood. The nutrients are not concentrated but then it does not cost $20 for a fancy 5lb bag. I also like the niches idea as shown above by janishill. This year I had some zucchinis still in the ground when I added it, and it has had no negative impact on them, no burning or anything. Only crappy part is it does come with some rocks.
Please call us at: 1-800-HOME-DEPOT (1-800-466-3337), Please enter in your email address in the following format: you@domain.com. I get the .99 steer manure and mix it with coffee grounds and my husband jokes that for weeks afterward the yard smells like a "Starbucks in Texas." The grass and trees are enjoying the amendments. It was gorgeous to sit and listen to in summer. The surviving tomatoes won't turn red, only splotchy orange/yellow. It's not at all shiny, just a nice soft sheen.
ft. at a 2-inch depth. Some was piled up and let to compost out. Manure is just fine , their choice of pallets they put their product on is poor and they poke holes in the bags from broken boards and exposed nails. I usually add it during a break in the planting, but not always.
I thought you meant it the other way around thinking bags were cheaper.
All that work raising the seedlings and then to lose them with nasty contaminated steer manure :(. 27 cubic feet at $1 each is $27. We put all 10 bags in one bed so we have about 40 more to get this season, We will definitely continue buying this stuff. This was the crappiest manure blend I've used! The end product is far from dry and dusty. x 5 ft. 7 in.
If it doesn't smell anymore it won't burn. I would recommend this product to anyone who needs compost for their yard. Use of this site is subject to certain Terms Of Use. Sorry, there are no products available online or in your local store. I had a garden for years but not the last two, due to low plant production. We are sorry you were not satisfied with the 1 cu. Of course, the stuff in those bags is all local, and the store just prints and distributes the bags. If you have ever been around any soil processing operations you will know how hard it is to avoid such minor inclusions in the final product and plastic litter is a world wide problem anymore and also tough to avoid.
That is so sad Bill. Local store prices may vary from those displayed. Soil and compost naturally contain plant seed and we do not sterilize our soils.
When really your probably paying more for that than you would if you were to get it in bulk, plus the bulk is probably better quality..
I haven't purchased any, but the only manure I've seen for that cheap at HD is steer manure, which I thought was too strong to apply directly into the garden without being aged really well or composted first. Just FYI Anyways im afraid to buy "composted manure" now. We use it exclusively in our vegetable garden. If you get feedlot manure, it will have salt in it. Manure is all the fertilizer our forefathers had to use. My idea of open windows would begin a little higher from the floor and be at least twice as tall as those niches. I stand corrected my fellow gardener. So my guess it's herbicides. All Rights Reserved. The driver was courteous and professional, placed the pallets exactly where I wanted them, and was in and out in no time.
Use of this site is subject to certain Terms Of Use. I just moved in a new house, talk about cracked driveway! Houzz Pro: One simple solution for contractors and design pros. It makes an excellent soil conditioner for clay. We had a lovely pond in our courtyard with a fountain and an underwater light. I use the steer manure here in California it's 1.09 I bought 50 bags used it to cure my sandy soils so I could plant my new lawn and garden. They were very helpful in explaining the differences and what type of rooms where the different finishes are most frequently used. I've never had problems with it burning plants. All Rights Reserved. that seems to be the case to my garden this year. I would take a saw to the wall BETWEEN the studs and cut tall no glass openings to the room that borders that left wall. This is 150% of the $18 it would cost at the yard. spaghetina, don't know if Lowe's distribution is regional or national, but it's "brand" name is Timberline (at least at my Lowe's) and it's composted cow manureyou could call your Lowe's and ask.
It goes for more than 2 bucks per bag, I think.But this stuff,sold back in CA, ORis a great soil amender and has fertilizer too.Cyrus.
There is a series of small pin prick wholes on the side of the bag. i wonder if anyone has used the homedepot manure this year, how do your plants grow so far? This was the crappiest manure blend I've used! It is well composted and has never burned my plants. Being new to NM, I bought "Gardening the Southwest" by Carol Tashel. Lost many plants to squirrels, gophers, and rabbits. This is the best soil builder product we have tried so far and we are looking forward to a vigorous healthy garden this year. Wow.
2000-2022 Home Depot. It looks like one young plant is bouncing back but at the same time an older more established plant that is closer to the side of the bed where i used this manure also looks to be getting brown. I used 2 bags in my garden. Most of the experts on this site tell us that manure is not a fertilizer; it's a soil amendment.
Local store prices may vary from those displayed. The reviews online now say there was little smell to the stuff. Instead of buying tons of topsoil, I opted to buy manure that I could blend with the current soil and pray for the best. suggestions on what to put under my bed if building over previous garden? I purchased 20 Bags of steer manure to compost my garden. It is best stored out of the sun to protect the plastic. It is moist with virtually no odor.
great starter compost for vegetable garden application and any lawn purposes. Some was hauled to the field directly and spread, to be cured out over the winter. I get the 99 cent composted steer manure from Home Depot. Uh, Nila a cubic yard is 27 cubic feet not 9. 
You will need chlorine in ponds so you are not forever cleaning them. Use of this site is subject to certain Terms Of Use. All Rights Reserved. Were there any positive effects from it? I have purchased both in the past many times at Peoria Home Depot and the Grow King brand straight steer manure is cheaper. Our products carry a satisfaction guarantee, at your convenience, please contact us to see what we can do to help.
I built my wife raised gardens 5 years ago and we have been battling my poor choice of initial soil from a local whole-seller ever sense, it was almost poisonous it was so bad!. Sorry, there are no products available online or in your local store. this might be great for a lawn fertilizer, don't use it in your garden. Products shown as available are normally stocked but inventory levels cannot be guaranteed, For screen reader problems with this website, please call 1-800-430-3376 or text 38698 (standard carrier rates apply to texts). I've never had any problem with store-bought manure, but this is scary news. my front yard was really bad this is legit. If I had thought a cubic yard was 9 cubic feet I would have said the bags were cheaper than the bulk, rather than the other way round ;).
This is herbicides, probably clopyralids. All Rights Reserved. I guess I'm confusing the issue. One thing I know is to never get horse manure with wood chips in it; even if it's free. I am sure there are probably better things you could add to the soil, but at 99 cents it is a great price and has worked well in my garden. Soils yest, compost no (unless you get the free stuff from some of the local cities).
I used it straight out of the bag plants came up in just 5 to 6 days. Please use our Store Finder to select another local store. Need Help? We apologize for the inconvenience you have experienced with Earthgro Steer Manure Blend. http://www.lasvegas.com/listing/ethel-m-chocolates--cactus-garden/4744/ And in answer to your earlier question no you cannot have too much chocolate provided you don't mind your girth.
2000-2022 Home Depot. 2000-2022 Home Depot. Probably not the best thing for our alkaline soil, but really has had no negative affects on anything I've grown in it. Please call us at: 1-800-HOME-DEPOT (1-800-466-3337), Please enter in your email address in the following format: you@domain.com.
We can be reached at 877-220-3089. Was it not clear? Same thing happened to my little plants after adding this bagged manure/ compost from home depot to half of my raised bed. Most of what I've seen at that price is mostly "fines", the dust off of mulch, sand and a little manure. I can find bulk cheaper but HD is convenient if I am there for other reasons. I do not believe they add salts to the ground, though that is opinion not supported by facts. Please use our Store Finder to select another local store. I had much improved germination rates and speed. She says steer manure is salty. 
They are both great, and I honestly see no difference in results between the two. Products shown as available are normally stocked but inventory levels cannot be guaranteed, For screen reader problems with this website, please call 1-800-430-3376 or text 38698 (standard carrier rates apply to texts). I use the stuff when I'm short on compost and collected manure. Its texture looked like horse manure to me but the package says:STEER MANURE.I cannot buy plain soil at that price around here (I will never buy soil anyway, I am not a city boy>>grin).HD sells some cow manure blend around here which is mostly compost, not genuine manure. 
Oh yes, I tried something new this fall with great results. The delivery was exceptional! ft.Earthgro Steer Manure Compost Blend. Just afraid of getting lots of weeds again! And a couple inches on my blueberries. 
I even germinated melon, peppers, tomatoes, corn all sorts of stuff. Boy, give me another load of compost, I would love to get that damn driveway up and have more garden space! This is really great for an affordable manure. So it is not like PURE fresh manure to burn. (Yeah, I mixed it in to top layers of soil.) I topdress my raised beds with it, and also incorporated into the soil and other amendments in ornamental beds. The first 150 or so bags we bough 40-50 at a time from the local HD store. Local store prices may vary from those displayed. If I had an available bin I would probably put bagged manure in it. Morning all. Thanks Home Depot. Depth, width, proportion and detailing all contribute to the comfort and functionality of this transitional space, This guide will help any gardener get started on growing the freshest warm-season veggies and berries for summer, Save money without feeling pinched by taking advantage of free resources and your own ingenuity, Almost foolproof and with cheerful flowers, squash comes in a wide range of varieties to plant in spring, Eight rooms that rock secondhand finds, in an ideabook inspired by rappers taking YouTube by storm, Go bold with your curtains and drapes for all the privacy you need and heightened drama too, A couple remodel their kitchen to better match their 19th-century Oregon homes style, Whether you find God or the devil in the details, these new takes on utilitarian items for the home are simply divine, Youve belabored your color decisions and are still stuck.