Interested to hear what G2 and others have to say about this. I am not planning on using it but if I did ever get any of the really bad, long-lasting soil borne diseases I might consider it, while also considering changing plots.

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At Armillatox we deplore the use of cumulative materials. • Naturally occuring ingredients • 100% bio-degradable • Environmentally friendly • Non-polluting • Established over 30 years • Ministry approval Armillatox is made from the finest polyalkyl phenolic types available emulsified in the purest vegetable oil soap. It is therefore a natural product which will enhance the soil rather than pollute it, i.e. it is completely bio-degradable. Remember that these polyalkyl phenolic types are obtained from plant life and it is the polyalkyl phenolic types in growing plants which give them their natural resistance to diseases. In order to maximise the fungicidal, insecticidal and herbicidal power of the material while keeping the phototoxicity low, it was necessary to exploit the synergism of a blend of over 100 fractions of polyalkyl phenolic types. The complex mixture ensures that not only is the spectrum of control very wide but that resistant strains of the attack cannot evolve. Armillatox can be used to treat the following: Moss on lawns Moss & algae on hard surfaces Fairy rings Fungal disease in roses Fungal disease in onions Cleansing and sterilising Honey fungus Clubroot Toxocara canis eggs Vine Weevil

luv ya Dom

you took the words right out of my mouth............kind of

I am going to show Dianne this cos to me its just a load of chest beating, also a lot of them things are self inflicted anyway. Just seems to good.

Ok heres from LMKIA.

Honey fungus has no cure.

when you check up they consider it 'Environmentally friendly' cos it comes from 'Coal' and coal is made from plants so its ok...der.

• Ministry approval....nope EU trying to ban it !

• 100% bio-degradable ......no cos its from coal so its oil based, so we might as well call plastic bags bio-degradable, which it is after about 1000 years.

Armillatox is made from the finest polyalkyl phenolic types available emulsified in the purest vegetable oil soap. It is therefore a natural product which will enhance the soil rather than pollute it, i.e. it is completely bio-degradable. Remember that these polyalkyl phenolic types are obtained from plant life and it is the polyalkyl phenolic types in growing plants which give them their natural resistance to diseases.

Her reply was LOBLOCKS


In order to maximise the fungicidal, insecticidal and herbicidal power of the material while keeping the phototoxicity low, it was necessary to exploit the synergism of a blend of over 100 fractions of polyalkyl phenolic types. The complex mixture ensures that not only is the spectrum of control very wide but that resistant strains of the attack cannot evolve.

She said if it kills mosses it kills all plant life.


better off 'nuking' it she said

Cheers Dave.

I think its the changing plot option Impy

I do love the way pages of blurb are condensed to two, succinct phrases on this site.
LOBLOCKS

and

BETTER OFF NUKING IT

fabulous

Its cos uz lot have a bit more shufty than most of the sheep in this world, we wont ever give in to the likes of Nadine Baggott and her pentapeptathingys. And there is times I would like to use stronger phrase but its a family site

I'm glad this was only a theoretical question Ady - cos if you had any of those nasty soil borne diseases which take forever to go away and moving plot was not an option what do you do ? (which incidently just passes the problem onto somebody else).

Surely it's better as a last resort to use something you'd really rather not use if you can help it, to give you a fighting chance of growing something - rather than having an unproductive wasteground for as long as it takes for whatever the problem was to go away on it's own

But lets face it there are some bizarre things classed as organic - derris for example which is highly toxic and kills everything - beneficial or not.

This stuff is now sold only for use as a cleaning product for garden furniture and getting algae off drives etc but it was designed for use as Ade describes and does work as an anti fungal. I have a bottle with the old labelling on it but I've only used it to try and repel moles but without success. Smells lovely actually

The active ingredient was made in my home town and Armillatox is just down the road so buy some today. Keep it local

Yes there are times when it is needed as per National Trust with Knotweed, but most of that lot would be down to poor drainage and soil feeding etc. Most chemicals only offer a lazy short term fix.