@Margaret63 - where I live - every so often signs pop up in the streets that there is sheep manure for sale - already in sacks - i think it's some kind of fund-raising thing - the major problem is, of course, carting it home - some produce stores have a delivery service. - but I am sure you know all that . . . .
I haven't bothered here, as I do not want to use more water than necessary and for growing stuff, you need to water - I have some Loquat trees, an Apricot tree (fruit is always eaten either by flies or birds), a small lemon tree and a few herbs. Will get a bit of a herb garden going this year - daughter has the most lavish herb bed in the new (but old) house and i'll help her with 'trimming' it - and transfer some into a garden bed, or maybe just large pots.
Good luck with your veggie garden - I remember munching fresh peas fresh from the vine, similar with grapes, in the one garden we had years ago - hubby was into trying absolutely everything - and he had - wait for it - cleaned out the septic tank himself in the old house we bought - and shovelled it all into the garden (and it didn't even smell bad!) - we had the most amazing flowers, grapes, you name it for years after that. Probably illegal and viewed as unhygienic, but people used to do that in former times - use all manure, animal and human on their crops.
Nothing fazed him, he tried absolutely everything!
Go well
Tau
