aminopyralid "safe" plants?

[salome2001]

Ideally, I wouldn't want the stuff on my plot. However I've just found about 10 half-filled bags of nicely rotting pony poo when clearing out the rubbish on the plot left by the previous tenant, and not wanting to look a gift horse in the derriere (so to speak) as the plot is in desperate need of organic matter in the soil (very clay, covered for years in black plastic, waterlogging), I want to use it on one or two raised beds.
I seem to recall that it mainly affects broad-leafed plants (potatoes, beans etc) but other plants are not affected???

[zazen999]

'Dream on' is my immediate response.

Do you know this is contaminated or do you suspect it is? Or are you just contemplating 'worst case scenario'?

Aminopyralid is first noticed in potatoes and beans, and tomatoes. But it affects pretty much everything, including brassicas, beets, alliums etc. The only thing it doesn't seem to affect [veg wise], is corn. Probably because corn is a grass, and it was originally used to kill weeds and leave the grass growing.

Before you spread it, use it with some multipurpose compost, and sow some beans in it indoors; and see how they grow. If they grow fine then use it. If not, then don't. It affects your soil for years afterwards.

[Nicos]

...and 'unfortunately' Zaz is our resident expert on this

[salome2001]

It's a "contemplating worst case scenario" situation. I've got the sacrificial broad beans in their pot. Luckily, I had planned on putting sweetcorn in the bed next to the one I've put it on... no problem switching the bed

[daylily]

'Dream on' is my immediate response.

Do you know this is contaminated or do you suspect it is? Or are you just contemplating 'worst case scenario'?

Aminopyralid is first noticed in potatoes and beans, and tomatoes. But it affects pretty much everything, including brassicas, beets, alliums etc. The only thing it doesn't seem to affect [veg wise], is corn. Probably because corn is a grass, and it was originally used to kill weeds and leave the grass growing.

Before you spread it, use it with some multipurpose compost, and sow some beans in it indoors; and see how they grow. If they grow fine then use it. If not, then don't. It affects your soil for years afterwards.

Hear, hear!

It affects everything, some just do not show evident syptoms.

A Happy New Year though!

[VirginVegGrower]

...and 'unfortunately' Zaz is our resident expert on this

I offered chicken poo and nearly got panned

[zazen999]

I offered chicken poo and nearly got panned

It's still very raw. 2 years on. Where's the angry face when you need it?

There it is...

[VirginVegGrower]

My chooks are organically reared - come see! Where's my peace offering face?

[zazen999]

I know - it's just that when it happened I swore we would never use any animal manure again...and we haven't yet.

[Alison]

One of my fellow plot holders has given me a few bags of farmyard manure, haven't even got around to testing it yet but it will be well checked out before it goes anywhere near my beds