If used in accordance with the instructions, it's fine as a disinfectant of 'things'. However, I'd never use it directly on garden soil; it's harmful to all wildlife whether neat or in dilution (according to the manufacturers), and as the soil is full of beneficial microbes and bacteria etc, not to mention worms, beetles and other invertebrates, I believe the harm would outweigh any possible benefits.
My grandmother used DDT on her brassicas ... now we know better.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
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If used in accordance with the instructions, it's fine as a disinfectant of 'things'. However, I'd never use it directly on garden soil; it's harmful to all wildlife whether neat or in dilution (according to the manufacturers), and as the soil is full of beneficial microbes and bacteria etc, not to mention worms, beetles and other invertebrates, I believe the harm would outweigh any possible benefits.
My grandmother used DDT on her brassicas ... now we know better.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.