BYE BYE TO CREOSOTE
Creosote, the gardeners’ favourite wood preservative for 150 years, has been banned from domestic use following an E.U. directive. DIY shops have already stopped stocking it and if you have any in your sheds you should use it up as the deadline for having it ended in June. The ban follows research on mice showing that contact with creosote increased the potential for cancer.
If you have any creosote to use up it could come in handy for keeping rabbits off the garden. I was told last week that you soak natural rope in the stuff and put it around the area you want to keep the pesky rabbits off. Apparently they won’t cross the boundary. Make sure that the rabbits are the right side of the rope though!
Creosote, the gardeners’ favourite wood preservative for 150 years, has been banned from domestic use following an E.U. directive. DIY shops have already stopped stocking it and if you have any in your sheds you should use it up as the deadline for having it ended in June. The ban follows research on mice showing that contact with creosote increased the potential for cancer.
If you have any creosote to use up it could come in handy for keeping rabbits off the garden. I was told last week that you soak natural rope in the stuff and put it around the area you want to keep the pesky rabbits off. Apparently they won’t cross the boundary. Make sure that the rabbits are the right side of the rope though!
Horticultural,environmental.
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