plant leaf lettuce early! Its a cold weather crop and will not do well in hot weather. If you cant
plant tillits hot put it in a partly shaded area to keep it cool. Pick often or it will bolt, go to
seed, and taste bitter.
Bestoffour
Be sure the manure is cow, less likely to get
weeds, and well composted. You can use horse but put it in the sun under a piece of black plastic to cook it for about a week or else you will have a pasture in your garden. If you use either right from the field it will be to high in nitrogen and probably burn your
plants.
You can also buy bags of composted or dehydrated at garden shops. I've never tried sheep or goat.
I use composted in the beginning of the season and turn it under in all the beds. In
flower beds I top dress, rake it into the soil early
spring or late fall where needed.
**NEVER use cat or dog droppings where you have food crops or where you'll be working with your hands.
