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Hi there Suaz, I know how you feel. I was at the same point about a month ago with some of my polytunnel crops having used a lot of green waste compost. As with yours, onions, lettuce and spinach planted out healthy soon started looking yellow and poorly. I, like you had only partially rotted manure. Luckly I had some old nettle and comfrey tea from the end of last year so watered with that. I also ordered some bags of well rotted manure (5 years old) from mr muck, which although expensive, compared to a trailer load is well rotted and comes in bags so easily stacked/moved. I mulched the plants with an inch of manure and they are now growing and producing. I’m wondering if a manure tea made with lumps of the partially rotted stuff may be worth a try if diluted correctly, just to get the plants some nutrients fast, although I’d research it as I’ve no idea on strength etc. I hope you manage to sort something out.
