FYM versus chicken manure pellets-advice needed

[peeejaay]

Hi All,
I would appreciate some constructive advice on this subject please. Due to our usual supplies of FYM being contaminated with aminopyralid last year our allotment society has decided not to supply it any more. I don't really have a way of getting hold of any amount a a reasonable price so I'm considering using mushroom compost as a soil conditioner which I will apply to my legume break because of the lime it contains. However, I think my soil still requires "manure" for the potatoes so I'm thinking of using chicken manure pellets in the bottom of the trenches. However, I'm now being warned that the pellets are high nitrogen and the spuds need high potash but I have always used manure on my potatoes (which contained chicken manure) due to almost books/advice saying to manure your potato plot. What do others think about this? I still think I should use the pellets but I'm worried my spuds will suffer.
PJ

[Aberdeenplotter]

First of all, aminopyralid is now strictly controlled and no fym containing it is allowed to leave the farm where it is produced. There are heavy penalties for any breaches.

Biggest benefit of fym with potatoes is the ability to hold moisture. I use fym and a handful of growmore for my kitchen spuds,

[Snadger]

Put a handful of blood fish and bone in the planting hole. Use either your own made compost to surround each seed potato or stuff sold as 'soil conditioner' which is basically composted bark,leaves and woodchippings.
Either that or peat or coir based compost chucked in the planting hole.

It could be a good way of using spent compost from your pot grown stuff as it's only there to retain moisture and make the area arround each seed spud more friable!

[Alison]

First of all, aminopyralid is now strictly controlled and no fym containing it is allowed to leave the farm where it is produced. There are heavy penalties for any breaches.

Biggest benefit of fym with potatoes is the ability to hold moisture. I use fym and a handful of growmore for my kitchen spuds,

Hmmmmm there was still plenty of it about this year though