Aminopyralid in compost

[bikermike]

Has anyone had this in compost?

I assume the test is just to plant some beans and see?

I've just bought a bunch and think i should be better safe than sorry

[burnie]

Here's an older post on this subject
https://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gr...ure_99395.html

[muckdiva]

Aminopyralid did for all my toms and potatoes a few years back, not in commercial compost but in the manure from my horses which I spread on the garden annually. I would NEVER use it (or any other herbicide) on the paddocks again. We now pull toxic weeds and control docks etc by stategic mowing to stop them seeding. If this product deforms plants to a twisted mess, what on earth could it do to the poor horses’ insides? Very sad that it seems to be back on the market - I thought it was banned.

[bikermike]

Yeah, i'm not using manure, but i am using "soil conditioner" that is very coy about it's contents.

Got some beans chitting, i'll chuck them in some marked pots and see what's what...

[muck lover]

It’s a real pain in the butt to have to test manure or compost this way. Beyond belief really that it’s allowed.
I had it years ago in my polytunnel when I first filled the raised beds with horse manure. The tomatoes leaves were weirdly deformed and had extra roots sprouting from all along the stems. Horse muck is such a brilliant resource but I’ll not ever use it again. My pretty chickens provide manure for composting now. Pity.

[ameno]

It’s a real pain in the butt to have to test manure or compost this way. Beyond belief really that it’s allowed.

It's not. That is, it's not allowed to get into manure or compost that is used on anything other than grasses. Trouble is, it's very hard to police.