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Water the entire allotment every 10 days with a solution of Armillotox
that will kill any unripened vine weevil eggs and a lot of other nasties too


The problem with chemicals is that they kill indescriminately.
Armillotox is a great garden soil steriliser but it does exactly that -
kills everything. Remember, soil sterilizers are poisons and can harm
humans and animals as well as soil pests. IMO sterilizers should only
be used as a last resort. Gardening is a hobby and there can be much
satisfaction gained from picking out the pests oneself and feeding the
birds with them :-)

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Cheers,
Compo - poster welcomes constructive criticism.