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Thank you Charles. Dow have been very reticent to admit that my problem was due to herbicide. Only when I did the experiment their way did they ALMOST admit that herbicide was the probable cause, and you recognised it immediately.

I believe that Steph used green waste to start her allotment off ? Have you seen the performance of that improve over time as the constituents rot down?

Well the beans certainly look good. At least the plants are not mal formed and something can be done to add nutrients easily. By the time I have removed the bad stuff I have laid down, I will have spent something like 60 hours behind a wheelbarrow!

I went along to the Green Waste plant this morning. Whatever they sell is going to be fairly fresh but I would be happy to sprinkle chicken pellets rather than spend days removing what I have. I will wait for the results on the third batch of manure and failing that I have no alternative but to go down the green waste route for the bulk of what I need. I have a limited supply from 2 horses in a field at the back of me so that may suffice for future top ups.

I have attached photos for your interest of beans grown in the second batch of manure