"Hedgeman" wrote in message
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'Sacha[_3_ Wrote:
;815227']On 11/9/08 03:45, in article
laccess, "gunner"
wrote:
"FarmI" ask@itshall be given wrote in message
Mine too. Bloody good stuff is horse poo, but the Brits have had
problems
with weed killers spread on pastures contaminating the poos - it's
then
gone on to kill plants in gardens. I don't have this problem in my
country and it appears that the worst thing to do with the weedkiller
infested British horse poo is to pile it and try to 'age' it - the
poison
apparently doesn't break down going that route but does if spread.-
What poison is it?
-
"The alert is mainly about a substance called aminopryalid in an
agricultural herbicide called Forefront - although similar substances
may be
causing similar effects.
It is a new kind of "hormonal herbicide" * meaning it interferes with
the
growth signals of broad-leaved plants like dandelions and docks, so
they
shoot up too fast and starve, while the surrounding grass is
unaffected.
It has been declared safe to graze cows on treated grass, or on hay
and
silage made from treated meadows. The herbicide passes through their
systems
more or less undigested. But that means it is present in their manure
and
gets into their bedding straw too.
The packaging of Forefront includes warnings about not using affected
manure
and straw on vulnerable plants *including tomatoes, potatoes, peas,
beans,
carrots, lettuce, delphiniums, phlox and roses. But the warning is not
always passed on.
Forefront was launched three years ago and Britain was the first
European
country to use it. Last year, some professional potato growers lost
crops
after spreading manure. An emergency education campaign, aimed at
livestock
farmers, vegetable growers and spraying and spreading contractors
solved
that problem."
Just pile it in a heap and let it rot down by itself, or put it on oyur
compost heap in layers about 6" thick alternating with ordinary organic
matter. Whatever you do, don't lose it.
Why don't you try reading the thread for comprehension in addition to using
a newsreader that gives you decent attributions?
The problem with the herbicide infected British horse poop is that IF it's
piled, the problem doesn't go away. This herbicide is nasty and piliing it
is NOT the way to deal with the problem of contamination.