Check your sheds now!

From 31 December 2003 it will be illegal to use many common garden chemicals.

From March 31 2004 it will be an offence to be in possession of these chemicals.

To check full details of products that are being made illegal and for advice go to DEFRA or Pan-UK

Alternatively, you can phone DEFRA on: 08459 335577 or Pan UK on 020 7274 8895.

It may be a good idea for plotholders to get together and decide how best to arrange collection and safe and legal disposal of any banned chemicals. The Allotments Officer at the Council should also have more information.

Here is a list of products that are being withdrawn:

• ASDA Lawn Feed Weed and Mosskiller
• ASDA Lawn Feed and Weed
• ASDA Lawn Spot Weeder
• Lawn Weed Killer
• AgrEvo Lawn Weedkiller Concentrate
• Armillatox (Plant Protection Uses Only Withdrawn)
• B & Q Granular Weed and Feed for Lawns
• B & Q Lawn Feed and Weed
• B & Q Lawn Spot Weeder
• B & Q Lawn Weedkiller
• B & Q Liquid Weed and Feed
• B & Q Nettle Gun
• B&Q Spring Lawn Care Granular Feed Weed
• B&Q Spring Lawn Care Granular Feed Weed Mosskiller
• Boots Nettle and Bramble Weedkiller
• Cutlass (Miracle Garden Care Ltd)
• Cutlass (The Scotts Company)
• Do It All Lawn Feed & Weed
• Do-It-All Lawn Weedkiller
• Do It All Wipeout! Lawn Weed Killer
• Doff Lawn Feed and Weed
• Doff Lawn Spot Weeder
• Doff Lawn Weed and Feed Soluble Powder
• Doff Nettle Gun
• Doff New Formula Lawn Weedkiller
• Evergreen Grasshopper
• Fisons Ready-to-Use Lawn Weedkiller
• Fisons Water-on Lawn Weedkiller
• Focus Lawn Feed and Weed
• Focus Lawn Spot Weeder
• Focus Lawn Weedkiller
• Focus Nettle Gun
• Grasshopper Triple Action
• Grasshopper Weed & Feed
• Great Mills Lawn Feed & Weed
• Great Mills Lawn Spot Weeder
• Great Mills Lawn Weedkiller
• Greensward Triple Action
• Groundclear
• Homebase Lawn Weedkiller Liquid
• Homebase Lawn Weedkiller Ready To Use Sprayer
• Homebase Liquid Lawn Feed and Weed
• Homebase Nettle Gun
• House Plant Pest Killer
• J Arthur Bower’s Granular Feed and Weed
• J Arthur Bower’s Granular Feed, Weed and Mosskiller
• J Arthur Bower’s Lawn Feed and Weed
• J Arthur Bower’s Lawn Feed, Weed and Mosskiller
• J Arthur Bower’s Lawn Weed and Mosskiller
• J Arthur Bower’s Lawn Weedkiller
• Jeyes Fluid (Plant Protection Uses Only Withdrawn)
• Lawn Weedkiller
• Lawn Weedkiller Concentrate
• Levington Ready to Use Lawn Weedkiller
• Levington Water-on Lawn Weedkiller
• Murphy Clover-Kil
• New Supertox
• Nimrod T
• Nimrod T
• Roseclear 2
• Roseclear 2
• Touchweeder
• Tumbleweed Clover
• Tumbleweed Clover Ready to Use
• Tumbleweed Lawns
• Tumbleweed Lawns Ready to Use
• Verdone Plus
• Wilko Granular Feed and Weed for Lawns
• Wilko Granular Feed, Weed and Mosskiller
• Wilko Granular Feed, Weed and Mosskiller for Lawns
• Wilko Lawn Feed and Weed
• Wilko Lawn Feed, Weed and Mosskiller
• Wilko Lawn Spot Weeder
• Wilko Lawn Weed and Feed
• Wilko Lawn Weedkiller
• Wilko Nettle Gun
• Wilko Soluble Lawn Food and Weedkiller
• Woolworth's Lawn Spot Weeder
• Woolworth's Lawn Weed and Feed
• Woolworth's Lawn Weedkiller
• Woolworth's Liquid Lawn Feed and Weed