The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Growing => Fruit => Topic started by: Anke on October 05, 2020, 05:21:54 pm
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Does anyone know if aminopyralid contamination in compost/well rotted manure does affect blueberries?
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All I could find was a listing in a banned article (presumably American and not allowed in EU countries) which mentioned damage to blueberries but I couldn't read the article of course to find the details. There are articles about persistant chemical contamination of composts damaging blueberries, but they don't specifically mention aminopyralid.
Were it me, I would err on the side of caution: spread your manure exposed to the air somewhere for six months, which is supposed to give the chemical time to break down, then use it on non-susceptible crops. Crops most affected are things like tomatoes, potatoes and various beans
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Were it me, I would err on the side of caution: spread your manure exposed to the air somewhere for six months, which is supposed to give the chemical time to break down, then use it on non-susceptible crops. Crops most affected are things like tomatoes, potatoes and various beans
I would like to, but they are in pots and need re-potting (or moving to an outside bed) urgently. I can probably just about justify bying some Dalefoot compost to keep them in their pots over-winter and the re-pot again next summer, but it is mot ideal, as these really would need to go outside - and I do not have a space that was left empty over summer.... anyway, still trying to work something out... I may just have to bite the bullet and see - my tomatoes were badly affected, and are now producing finally some nice tomatoes, so I know the plants do overcome the aminopyralid.