Soup: Say the name and a steaming bowl comes to mind. However, when the warm season approaches not many are in the mood for a sweaty session in front of a sweltering bowl. Annibale Carracci, Il mangiafagioli, (The Beans Eater), 1583-84, Galleria Colonna, Roma.
Redwood is another excellent rot-resistant wood, but redwood is a more limited resource. How long the wood will last depends on the type of cedar and your local weather conditions. In our garden, we use red cedar for building the beds, and some of these beds have lasted 15 years.In general, you should expect about 10 years from a cedar bed before it begins to deteriorate.edwood is another excellent rot-resistant wood, but redwood is a more limited resource. How long the wood will last depends on the type of cedar and your local weather conditions. In our garden, we use red cedar for building the beds, and some of these beds have lasted 15 years.
If it is 'mostly powdery' it may become hot with the addition of water. It may also be mostly saw dust or other bedding material and the clumps you are finding are the manure. As long as you have finished harvesting, you can use it as mulch on your asparagus bed. I mulch my asparagus beds every fall, after I cut them back, with composted horse bedding. Of course, I know that my neighbors, who supply me with the bedding, don't use vast amounts of drugs on their horses.