On 14/09/2011 10:46, Jake wrote:
On Wed, 14 Sep 2011 08:47:49 +0100, "Charlie Pridham"
wrote:


You can still buy Roundup Jake, and there are many others of the same
chemical action but with different trade names
and they are all very effective on green and growing bamboo

Hmmm. I went to my local place to get some on Monday and they said
they weren't allowed to sell it any more so I assumed it's on some
recent banned list that I haven't seen.

Utter rubbish. They are increasingly trying to sell you the stuff as
prediluted in some kind of sprayer. The margins for selling slightly
impure water are incredibly much higher than selling the concentrate.
(same goes for windscreen wash - are people now really too dim to follow
even the simplest of instructions of how to dilute?)

It might be that at an agricultural dealer they have asked to see your
certificate and as you didn't have one they won't sell you Roundup
professional formulation. They have tightened up a bit on checks.

But unless you really love Monsanto and GM crops you really should buy a
generic own brand glyphosate based product which is cheaper. Choose the
one with most active ingredient per unit price. May be reduced in the
garden centre clearance for Santas grotto and Halloween any time now.
Unopened the stuff will keep pretty well over winter (frost free).

Regards,
Martin Brown