New garden and deep litter? Can I mix it in?

[aart]

Similar question but with a twist: I’m about ready to clean out my deep litter coop and run for the first time. I’m also about ready to clean out my garden for overwintering. Can I put the deep litter directly on the empty garden over the winter? I know the rule is to compost it first, but with no plants in the garden and a good 6 months before there will be any, can I skip it and let it compost on the garden?

That will alleviate the manure 'burning' the plants...but there still the wood shavings aspect. If it still looks like 'wood', it's going to suck nitrogen out of the surrounding soil, so best not to turn that into the soil where your plants will grow. Maybe rake it back into between the rows of plants as mulch when planting in spring.

 

[Mrs. K]

I use old hay for bedding, and that is what I do, I apply it directly to the cleaned up garden bed, and leave it all winter, till it in in the spring, cover it with cardboard, and use the springs bedding as mulch on top of the cardboard. We live in pure sand, and over the years, my garden plot has nicely improved.

Water it well when you apply it