How do you stop the spread of garden diseases if you cannot burn or send clippings to land-fill?
Question:Dept of Environment restrictions on uncontrolled burning of garden waste has resulted in prosecution and fines for those guilty of having bonfires which are now prohibited.
If the waste disposal co's won't take lge volumes of clippings, etc, how can we stop the spread of diseases such as black spot, mildew, canker, etc in our gardens. It is not safe to compost them as the spores will be spread further afield than normal; once composted. Does this signify the beginning of the end for the proud gardeners in the Republic of Ireland or has someone got a good alternative for me? ( I have a huge garden which is difficult to control at the best of times!)
Answers:
You can use an incinerator sometimes, as these are controlled fires. They llok like dustbins with a chimney in the lid, raising legs and holes for air circulation. As long as you are not burning toxic waste I don't see a problem, people have house fires and burn wood?
That's a damn good question,will we not be permitted to Use an incinerator, that would not be an uncontrolled fire or does that also breach the law. It needs clarification as we are already finding lots of the chemical fungicides being banned. Lord preserve us from the nanny state, they'll end up stopping global warming but there will be no one left to enjoy the result.
I wonder if you could use clear plastic sheeting to cover the areas, weight it down and let the sunlight sterilize the soil.
I have done this in a small bed here in the US to rid the bed of weeds, and it worked rather well. I dampened the soil, covered it with heavy, clear plastic sheeting (the kind you might use to cover storm windows), used rocks to weight it down and left it covered for about 2 months.
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