Infected Manure

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pol and mick

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Infected Manure
« on: March 09, 2009, 20:56 »
After reading several articles on manure infected with a herbecide, is it safe to use the bagged manure that can be purchased from garden centres. I want to use a soil improver and have been thinking of digging in bags of compost. I also have tubs of chicken manure pellets, :unsure: :unsure: which do you think is the best way to go.
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Re: Infected Manure
« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2009, 21:21 »
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I want to use a soil improver and have been thinking of digging in bags of compost. I also have tubs of chicken manure pellets

That's what i've done to be on the safeside. Unless you have room to stack manure for about 3 years (as i understand it) it's just not worth buying IMO

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Re: Infected Manure
« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2009, 21:45 »
long article on Gardener's Question Time yesterday. Apparently there are only small amounts of manure affected and there is a way of testing it - mixing it with potting compost and sowing beans in. Do a control also and pot some beans in just the potting compost then watch to see if the beans with manure come up with two heads or whatever
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Re: Infected Manure
« Reply #3 on: March 09, 2009, 23:20 »
thank you for the advice



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