I love using horse manure in my garden, and I'm reading these comments, which say cantaloupe love manure. But I also read the plants like an acidic soil. So what I did was use half of acidic soil and half of manure, planted a few seeds in a pot, covered it with a plastic dome to retain the sun so the seeds germinate. I know I have to wait about a week to see if this worked, but did I use too much manure? And will the manure lower the ph level or raise it? Would really love to have a healthy productive plant this year.
I love using horse manure in my garden, and I'm reading these comments, which say cantaloupe love manure. But I also read the plants like an acidic soil. So what I did was use half of acidic soil and half of manure, planted a few seeds in a pot, covered it with a plastic dome to retain the sun so the seeds germinate. I know I have to wait about a week to see if this worked, but did I use too much manure? And will the manure lower the ph level or raise it? Would really love to have a healthy productive plant this year.