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weedkiller concerns
On 26 Mar 2007 04:27:18 -0700, "hazchem" wrote:
Yesterday Croydon Council sub-contractors came and sprayed weedkiller outside my front door, on the paving slabs. This is despite my asking them not to and having a notice on the outside of my front door DO NOT SPRAY WEEDKILLER ANYWHERE NEAR THIS GARDEN. I am concerned about run- off when rain comes. I don't want weedkiller washing into my garden. There is a visible white residue where they sprayed. I don't want to put my pots on top of it. Today I got a reply via email, but I don't know if I should believe them or not.This is what they said:- "Sorry about the confusion regarding the spraying of the communal area with weedkiller. Please be assured that the chemical used becomes inert if it touches hard services or soil, it only has an effect on green tissue. Therefore it will be safe to place your pots back out, and it if rains or you wash off the chemical it will not damage your soil. Also it will have no adverse affect of the cat or anything the cat steps on or walks through." Does this make any sense at all? Which weedkiller could it be? There are no weeds on the paving slabs so it doesn't make any sense. It is too early in the year to be using glyphosate, I would think, and sodium chlorate would not become inert. I did ask them a year ago what the weedkiller was, but they never told me. I intend to ask them again, but first I wanted to hear what gardeners with experience of weedkillers think of what they have told me. Hazchem You need to ask them what the chemical was, and in writing. -- Avoid the rush at the last judgement. Be converted now instead! Disclaimer Pete has taken all reasonable care to ensure that pages published by him were accurate on the date of publication or last modification. Other pages which may be linked or which Pete may have published are in a personal capacity. Pete takes no responsibility for the consequences of error or for any loss or damage suffered by users of any of the information published on any of these pages, and such information does not form any basis of a contract with readers or users of it. It is in the nature of Usenet & Web sites, that much of the information is experimental or constantly changing, that information published may be for test purposes only, may be out of date, or may be the personal opinion of the author. Readers should verify information gained from the Web/Usenet with the appropriate authorities before relying on it. Should you no longer wish to read this material or content, please use your newsreaders kill filter. |
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