How can I sterilise the soil?

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penance

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Re: How can I sterilise the soil?
« Reply #15 on: September 27, 2009, 12:35 »
The reason the above posted site gives info on using Jeyes for soil sterlising is that the website is the American one.

It is illegal to use for that purpose in Europe, not America.


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stickywicket

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Re: How can I sterilise the soil?
« Reply #16 on: September 27, 2009, 15:31 »
I was advised by someone at my local garden centre to use armillatox on my soil to get rid of honey fungus. I haven't done so as I don't really like to use such things unless absolutely necessary but is this illegal any way then?

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penance

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Re: How can I sterilise the soil?
« Reply #17 on: September 27, 2009, 15:32 »
Yes it is, people working at a GC should know better.

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tode

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Re: How can I sterilise the soil?
« Reply #18 on: September 27, 2009, 16:03 »
Other non-approved (and therefore illegal) "products" would therefore include:
Pi**ing in the garden,
Brook Bond tea,
Perrier water,
and mulching with cardboard, newspaper or electoral manifestos.
etc etc.


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Yorkie

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Re: How can I sterilise the soil?
« Reply #19 on: September 27, 2009, 16:04 »
Oh, I don't know - electoral manifestos seem eminently suited for compost  :tongue2:
I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days all attack me at once...

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Jonajo

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Re: How can I sterilise the soil?
« Reply #20 on: September 27, 2009, 16:22 »
the grumpy old lady next door wound me up no end again the other week so she ended up being composted. But the thick layers of perfume and talc she used to wear have probably had a detrimental effect on the soil. :)
"Set down the wine and the dice and perish the thought of tomorrow"

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tode

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Re: How can I sterilise the soil?
« Reply #21 on: September 27, 2009, 17:25 »
It's just occurred to me: I wonder what happened to the packet of strchnine we had on top of the cupboard ?


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