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Dangers in your compost

Pentillie · 2013-10-08 21:36:47

Did any of you see the item in this mornings papers regarding the finding of Legionella bugs in bags of commercial compost - the University of Strathclyde tested 22 brands, and found evidence of the bug in 14. Apparently five gardeners have been infected since August. Advice is that when handling bags of compost you should…

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MrsGarden Posts: 3,951

October 2013

Must try that gardeningfanatic , soap in fingernails before starting. will do.

Also use play dough after to clean up stubborn stains on nails as well. Please wash first of course.

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