Glad we used chicken poo then!

mashauk · « **on:** July 01, 2008, 18:18 »

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/jun/29/food.agriculture

woodburner · « **Reply #1 on:** July 01, 2008, 18:26 »

Oh yeah!

Been a lot of this around this year apparently, not too sure my own spuds aren't affected. Hopefully I will have soon enough compost, chicken poo and green manure on the go, not to need any more horse muck for next year.

wighty · « **Reply #2 on:** July 01, 2008, 20:48 »

Glad I know what goes in my two so I know that what comes out the other end is safe to use (horses I mean). No known problems here as yet.

mike2niner4 · « **Reply #3 on:** July 01, 2008, 20:51 »

Thats awful!

woodburner · « **Reply #4 on:** July 01, 2008, 20:57 »

Quote from: "wighty"

Glad I know what goes in my two so I know that what comes out the other end is safe to use (horses I mean). No known problems here as yet.

What about their bedding?

vegmandan · « **Reply #5 on:** July 01, 2008, 22:30 »

What must the milk or meat from these animals contain then if their muck kills plants. :shock:

Has anyone thought about that ? :shock:

Poolfield2 · « **Reply #6 on:** July 01, 2008, 22:47 »

Vegmandan, that is a scary thought, I'll stick to Organic milk from now on.

vespaman · « **Reply #7 on:** July 05, 2008, 10:38 »

i take it pigeon poo is ok as m8 has a loft next to my plot an has offered me his pigeon dropings a s compost material.

nickyveglover · « **Reply #8 on:** July 06, 2008, 00:30 »

Vegmandan that is a good point. We can control what we grow but what about the by products from the animals. What a scary thought.

Caddi fuller-teabags · « **Reply #9 on:** July 06, 2008, 14:05 »

Does anyone know of a test, preferably one I can do myself, for this horrendous herbicide. I have a load of manure which I am not sure but may be contaminated. One of our neighbours has affected tomatoes.

gobs · « **Reply #10 on:** July 06, 2008, 14:36 »

Plant any spare plant from the solanum family in it, they seem most sensitive.

wighty · « **Reply #11 on:** July 06, 2008, 16:18 »

Woodman asked what I use for bedding. Wood shavings and/or shredded paper. Hopefully this will be okay as I don't think either of these get sprayed with anything.

flowerlady · « **Reply #12 on:** July 06, 2008, 16:35 »

Read this:

http://www.epa.gov/opprd001/factsheets/aminopyralid.pdf

Clearly it is being used where it should NOT be ... AND the quantities used per acre seem to vary in scary proportions :twisted:

woodburner · « **Reply #13 on:** July 06, 2008, 16:48 »

Quote from: "wighty"

Woodman asked what I use for bedding. Wood shavings and/or shredded paper. Hopefully this will be okay as I don't think either of these get sprayed with anything.

lol it's woodburner definitely not a man

They should be fine :thumleft:

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Glad we used chicken poo then!

vegmandan