We had 6 tonnes of farmyard manure delivered a few weeks ago
Now what I should have done is had it dumped on a tarpaulin, but it arrived rather unexpectedly, so he just dumped it straight into the grass in our paddock, right next to the veg patch. I've just finished moving it all to where I want it and now am left with a patch which has a covering around 3-4cm of well rotten manure covering over the grass.
I was looking at it this morning, and wondering if it could be productive? I've got plenty of other stuff to do outside, so I don't want to spend a lot of time preparing the ground, but would anything grow on it as it is? Things I was wondering were....
- a wildflower area for attracting pollinating insects etc
- herbs
- squash (haven't got a space for them in the main plot this year)
- make a strawberry patch
We have sheep in the paddock, but it's not a big area so I could probably fence it off fairly easily
Would anything grow on that depth of muck, which is just sat in top of compacted soil and grass?
If not, then what should I do with it? If I leave it as it is will it just grow loads of weeds? Should I seed it with grass?