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Hi everyone,
Just spotted this on the RHS website.
Royal Horticultural Society - News: Cherrybank closes
Funnily enough, my Bumpy Runner Bean leaves look pretty similar to the picture they have. Just to be safe, think I'll pull up the two plants that are throwing out the distorted leaves. It's a pity this weedkiller in the manure isn't working on the weeds around the affected plants.

They say the weedkiller-thing should be eliminated off any spread manure in time for next year. Fingers crossed. Just have to think about getting rid of the pile in the corner and hope for the best for everything else.

y'see; I just don't trust manure myself. I haven't ordered any yet, and my spuds seem to be growing without it so I am wavering...this just confirms the worry.

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http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...logs/zazen999/

moon trial underway with onions, lettuce, tomatoes and calabrese.

I have grave concerns that this chemical, which went through the numerous stomachs of a cow and was STILL potent enough to kill plants is allowed to be used!

What happens when the beast is slaughtered, and sold for human consumption?

I notice that the use of Aminopyralid is banned in some states of America!

I wonder whether there may be law suits to follow from, for instance, organic farmers who have used manure in good faith only to find they can't sell any of there crops for human consumption!

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to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

some of my tomatoes are starting to look like the picture shown, they are growing in Wickes brand compost. Surely the composting process would break this chemical down? but then again !

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If a horse or cow's stomach acid and heat don't break it down, I don't think composting would. I'm with Snadger (move over lad!) that it shouldn't be in use if it can do this.

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vegheaven.blogspot.com Updated Sept 2nd 2008

So true, for now, the affected plants appear to be the one's that I gave an extra dollop of manure to the roots. (The runner beans had a load in their trenches).

I guess if they're not going to ban it, they should compensate all affected by disposing of any leftover manures, giving us exemption from VAT forever and a villa in France. (I'll keep dreaming!) .

The photo is EXACTLY the same as the what has happened on my neighbours plots.

Fortunately we haven't used our manure yet ( we compost it for an extra year) ....so what on earth should I be doing with a trailer load of contaminated muck on my plot?????

At least it's been identified.

Ban the chemical I say