Best manure for vegetables

What is the best type of manure for vegetable gardens? There's a lot out there to choose from. Here's the dirt on the dung.

My summer cookouts are not for the faint of heart.

It’s not that there’s anything scary or bad. But conversations tend to skip the polite weather talk and get straight into things like garden pests, favorite heirloom tomatoes, and the best type of manure for vegetable gardens.

Hey, at least we don’t talk about it at the dinner table.

Well, not often anyway.

It’s a serious topic, though, because there are a lot of manures out there. Chicken, cow, goat, sheep, pig, horse, and even rabbit manure are all options for the discerning gardener. Some are more preferable than others (hence the title of this blog post), and some require more or less work on your part.

When to add manure to vegetable garden

There is some good news, however. Despite the joking around, most manure, when it’s ready for the garden, shouldn’t have much of a smell at all.