[arugula]

There's one post (forum search) mentioning this chemical in relation to bracken killing but it doesn't answer my question.

It is sold where I work, so as such I know it is a powereful bracken killing chemical, but I have no knowledge of how it would behave if it got near my garden. The adjoining landowner has informed me that Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) will be aerial spraying the bracken on this SSSI, some of which comes very close to our boundary. I don't know why, but this seemed to cause quite a nervous reaction in me  as I immediately thought of our whole garden getting accidentally sprayed. I'm too cynical to think that some helicopter pilot would care whether or not they kill my garden and the landowner/farmer agreed with me that they would need to take care about the wind direction. We don't keep ornamental ferns or anything like that, so am I quite safe really?

 

[Trillium]

I don't have personal experience with it, but here are a few pieces on it:

http://www.conservationevidence.com/Attachments/PDF184.pdf

http://aob.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/92/4/547

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/39116966/BRACKEN-and-ASULOX-FAQ-Bracken-has-a-formidable-array-of-chemical

[mumofstig]

on pitchcare.com it says

Asolux herbicide is the safest and most highly effective selective herbicide for bracken control. Has virtually no effect on any desirable vegetation but kills bracken very effectively. Apply July to mid August only. Also useful for the control of docks.

Is that what you wanted to know?

[arugula]

My goodness, what quick ferreting for articles! Thank you guys, I guess I was hoping someone has personal experience of it, but these would seem to indicate that it isn't going to wipe out my garden - hedge, veg and all.

Unless you know different......