Contaminated Manure

Last summer, gardeners all over the country were affected by contaminated manure that contained a herbicide that damaged plants. The advice given at the time was to let any contaminated manure rot down further, and that the herbicide would break down over time. Experiences this year suggest that this is not the case. A couple of days ago I received the following email on the topic, which I am sharing here in case any readers are affected. There are lots of links to useful information, including what to do if you have a pile of contaminated manure that requires disposal.

“Hello,

I’m sure you must be aware of the problems experienced by allotment holders and gardeners last year due to the use of manure contaminated by a persistent herbicide called aminopyralid.

Information has been collated about this problem from the links on this page.

Just to update on the latest re aminopyralid contamination in case you would like to provide updates on your website or newsletter.

The latest infomation re manure contamination is posted on my website here.

It is particularly important that gardeners be aware of the need for caution when obtaining manure in light of the fact that the government are now considering reinstating the licence that was temporarily suspended last year. As this is a concern to many gardeners you may wish to publicise an a epetition that has been started here. As the petition will close on 23 October we need a new urgent push to up the number of signatures.

I am posting updates as I get them on my blog just on case you want to keep a watching brief.

Sue”

Posted 4 October 2009, 15:47.   Posted in .

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