[vegypete]

hi ya i would like to put my wifes mind at rest, she has this fear of vegetables that will be grown on our new allottment , will not be safe to eat because the odd cat fox or whatever may of contaminated the soil  , she is a very fussy lady and works in a laboratrey whitch opens her eyes up to all sorts of things, i would like you guys to give your opinion , ............pete

[mumofstig]

well except for salad stuff grown hydroponically, all veggies are grown in soil.
Your allotment is no better/worse than a farmer's field, so don't know what her problem is 

[TerryB]

I would point out that you know what is going into your soil and being sprayed onto your plants which you don't with shop bought items.
Give her some of your soil to test in the Lab.

[starry]

surely anything that could be contaminated can be washed ?? you can even use milton to decontaminate I have a very fussy husband who is obsessed with germs (I think anyway and he is still around ) 

[shoozie]

Whatever you do don't let on about the carrots that have mouse teeth marks 

[Gandan57]

Where does all the human sewage sludge go? Not on allotments as far as I`m aware.

[sunshineband]

Where does all the human sewage sludge go? Not on allotments as far as I`m aware.

Not in this country as part of a council scheme 

[Ice]

It's converted into usable fertiliser and sprayed on fields very close to me in summer.  Boy does it stink.

[sunshineband]

It's converted into usable fertiliser and sprayed on fields very close to me in summer.  Boy does it stink.

So that's what it is!

[Ice]

The farmer must by law plough it in within 24 hours and I believe not spread it if the wind is drifting towards built up areas.  He was fined last year for not doing so.

[sunshineband]

Well I never knew that 

Seems a good use of a natural product though 

[mumofstig]

They are only allowed to grow certain things in that soil though, and I don't think veg can be 

[Ice]

Be interesting to know what they can grow in the soil, it's bound to get into the food chain somewhere.

[shoozie]

It's converted into usable fertiliser and sprayed on fields very close to me in summer.  Boy does it stink.

Is it spread just like slurry?  That smells bad enough!  Never knew this happened

[Gandan57]

Each variety of slurry has it`s own delicate fragrance!