Can you still buy Dithane?

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Can you still buy Dithane?
« on: July 01, 2014, 13:00 »
Someone at the allotment said is banned 2 years ago?
When weeding, the best way to know if its a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull it.

If it comes out easy, it was a valuable plant !

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Re: Can you still buy Dithane?
« Reply #1 on: July 01, 2014, 13:04 »
Yes - it was!

bayer made a replacement for it -

http://www.jbaseedpotatoes.co.uk/dithane-945-replacement

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Re: Can you still buy Dithane?
« Reply #2 on: July 01, 2014, 13:15 »
As a point of order, it's not banned, but withdrawn from sale.

You have until 31 December 2020 for sale and distribution, and 31 December 2021 for disposal, storage and use.

It is still available from certain places.
Did it really tell you to do THAT on the packet?

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Re: Can you still buy Dithane?
« Reply #3 on: July 01, 2014, 13:22 »
OK thanks guys.

What was the reasoning? Is it bad stuff?

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Re: Can you still buy Dithane?
« Reply #4 on: July 01, 2014, 13:55 »
Who knows? If it was bad stuff I doubt you'd be allowed to buy it for another 6 years and use it for another 7.

Maybe there was a piece of EU legislation coming up that would have been expensive to put it through the tests for, there's even the chance they came up with something better!

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Re: Can you still buy Dithane?
« Reply #5 on: July 01, 2014, 14:02 »
Had a Google round and it seems that you can still buy it, but only in bigger packs  :wacko:

Amazon are selling it from this supplier
http://www.mcparlands.com/growing/dithane-945-300g-2223253-419304-.php

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Re: Can you still buy Dithane?
« Reply #6 on: July 03, 2014, 13:14 »
Hi mumofstig, so glad you posted about Dithane and its availability.

Bought my last lot from McParlands about 3-4 years ago, then it disappeared off their website. 

So I have just placed an order for 2x300g packs.

I am 1/2 way down my last tub, so this was a very nice surprise.

Thankyou.

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