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Polluted manure conern

stevejgriffiths111514stevejgriffiths111514 Posts: 2
in Problem solving
Dear all 

I would like to warn other gardeners about a potential problem with one brand of commercial horse manure. I purchased 4 bags of Woodland Horticulture Horse manure a few weeks ago and found it riddled with micro plastic and glass fragments. (See photos) I reported this to the company and received and apology and offer of refund but no explanation or any offer of compensation. I am an organic gardener and this product has polluted my garden. I now need to spend hours scraping the top surface of soil to try and clear the pollution. I don't know if this is a batch problem but I urge everyone to check before using this product on your gardens.

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  • PalustrisPalustris Posts: 4,307
    And heaven help the horses that were walking on that before it was scraped up.
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    I was thinking heaven help the horse whose bum that came out of!!! :#
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I expect the debris is probably from the area where the product is being processed and bagged up.
    I think you're kidding yourself if you expect compensation @stevejgriffiths111514, and they've been decent enough to apologise and offer you a refund. None of that would 'pollute' a garden either, in the accepted meaning of that term. The sort of crap that's present in bagged compost is no different from that either    :)

    I worked with horses for decades. All sorts of stuff can end up in manure from stabled stock. If you've ever brushed up a stable yard, you'd understand that.  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • stevejgriffiths111514stevejgriffiths111514 Posts: 2
    edited 15 February
    Credit where credit is due....Woodland Horticulture have paid for the clean up of my garden and assure me of their intention of selling an honest high quality product and this was indeed and exception. I am absolutely delighted with their ethics and commitment to honouring the quality of their products. They have researched and found the yard that was not supplying clean manure and corrected it. Thank you Simon.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Impressive. 😊 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    Wow, that is amazing.
    How can you lie there and think of England
    When you don't even know who's in the team

    S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    That is unbelievable! A great result for you @stevejgriffiths111514 :)
    That's exactly the kind of response companies should have, and it would certainly encourage customers to use them. 

    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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