Thanks - awaiting confirmation but I think the manure has been sitting out on the allotment site in a big pile for quite some time to break it down as suggested.
If not, happy to buy compost for now, but my main question is do I need to dig it in or can I just leave the digging, chuck an inch or two on top and start sticking plants in a month later, or does it much more time for worms to incorporate it as per the 'no dig' method?
I too have the same question, and couldn't see an answer "can I just... chuck an inch or two [of compost] on top and start sticking plants in a month later"
Yes, you can mulch with compost or well-rotted manure now or at any other time and plant through it, incorporating some into the planting hole, when you plant-out your veg. plants. What you can't do is sow seed direct onto such a mulch, so if you are direct-sowing anything, don't mulch those areas until after the plants have germinated, been thinned and are about 6" high or taller, then you can mulch the areas between them.
A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
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