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AFAIK this is only in respect to not 'burning' the plants -- for situations where fecal bacteria are a concern, i.e. in veg or salad gardens, a couple months' ageing is still recommended.
Pat
Well, the fecal bacteria in all the rabbit manure I used to use (and my mother, and my great grandmother) never bothered us, so we just blindly used it - and ate the delicious results. Mind you we don't put the manure right up to the plant, no manure should be used that way. Worked into the soil it hasn't been a problem. Of course all veggies are thoroughly washed before consumption. I'd like to hear from any home gardeners who were sickened by their own produce. I hear rumors and scare tactics from the USDA types, but I don't hear of any actual cases. It's the large producers using manure out of containment type operations that have caused outbreaks of disease.
