While itâs okay to add manure directlyÂ­ to garden soil in the fall (farmers do it all the time), Iâve found that cow, horse, and bird manure are best if composted first. On the other hand, sheep, goat, and rabbit manure are easy to spread directly.
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The cost of the stone, the base on which it is set, and the labor to install it. While, its tough to get around the cost of the stone, there is some latitude with the other two components. Plan to spend in the neighborhood of $1 to $3 per square foot for quarried stone such as flagstone and silver mica. When it comes to the base, a popular means of building a stone walkway is to lay the stone on a concrete slab. Thus, what you really have are two walks in one â and the cost that accompanies it.