Re: Improving drainage - 'no till method'

RStarkeson@jschlesinger.com wrote:
> A word of advice - if you use horse manure, be sure it comes from a
> stable that does not use "weed-free" hay (or straw), which is
> unfortunately very common. Weed-free hay is produced by application
> of the herbicide Clopyralid... The chemical has
> only been used for a few years, but starting in 1999, there were
> problems in Washington state and New Zealand (Moira, have you heard
> of this?), with municipal produced compost (of lawn grass clippings)
> killing garden plants.

I did just hear of something like this in Auckland, but not ever in Wellington, thank goodness. I think the aurthorities must have got onto it pretty smartly, as I have heard nothing more. It is certainly not available on the domestic market.

Moira

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Wainuiomata, North Island, NZ. Pictures of our garden at:-
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