Banned ... but good!

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  1. watergarden

    watergarden have left the forum because...i'm a sad case

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    Yes, and Tesco.

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    I prefer that to anti- diarrhoea pills.

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    Vapona fly killer

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    Like this one, its banned now.
     
  2. roders

    roders Total Gardener

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    :) Camphorated Oil.............Mum used to rub it on our chest for colds etc.
     
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    • Louise D

      Louise D Head Gardener

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      • Scrungee

        Scrungee Well known for it

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        Not banned yet, but Bordeaux and Burgundy Mixtures are going to be banned in 2013:


        And have a look at what's been banned in the last few years and check how much of this stuff is in your shed:

        RHS - Withdrawn Chemicals
         
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        shiney President, Grumpy Old Men's Club Staff Member

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        Dabitoff was carbon tet which has been banned under the CFC rules.

        I can endorse Louise's comment about Amphora Aromatics. Mrs Shiney has been dealing with them, professionally, for years.

        When I get a chance I'll have a look through some of my old books that have ads for products in them :thumbsup:. I won't know whether they may have been banned or just out of production but I'm sure some of you may know. :D
         
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        • EddieJ

          EddieJ gardener & Sculptor

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          Taking responsibilty for one's own actions.:(
           
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          • Madahhlia

            Madahhlia Total Gardener

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            What happened to Wincarnis tonic wine - afternoon tipple of choice for alcoholic housewives?

            And all those breast -enlarging products that used to be advertised in the back pages of my grandma's copies of Woman's Own? Rivetting stuff to a 9 year old- all those shelf-like 38Bs.

            My friend swears by Benylin with Codeine cough mixture - for sleeplessness! I remember having it when I was a student and it certainly made me feel quite...strange... Shame you can't get the laudanum syrup any more.

            Dim- you can certainly still get Vim which is basically just a scouring powder. A similar brand is Ajax. Nothing like it for getting scum off a bathtub, I agree, and it won't lift your paintwork like Cillit Bang. As a product name Cillit bang is a marketing tour-de-force, though.
             
          • HarryS

            HarryS Eternally Optimistic Gardener

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            Can you still buy Andrews salts . It was an antacid that would give your system a good kickstart when you were feeling iffy .

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            Barnaby, I don`t think flowers of sulphur has been banned, though green and yellow sulphur are banned from the end of this month.:dbgrtmb:
             
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            • *dim*

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              think ENO is similar? ... have not seen it in the shops here but is avail on the web from UK suppliers

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            • willow

              willow Naughty Gardener

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              You can Harry, but the idiots now sell it in a plastic tub that doesn't keep the moisture out. I transfer it straight into a sealable jar to stop it going solid.
               
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              willow Naughty Gardener

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              Time to start a stash then. Can you imagine how much worse the blight will get if no one can prevent it?:DOH:
               
            • pete

              pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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              Surely you cant actually ban sulphur, its a natural product, you can only say its not cleared for use on plants.
              It has other uses I bet.
               
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              Gunpowder:thumbsup:
               
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              willow Naughty Gardener

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              What was the name of that nasal inhaler that had a speed soaked sponge in it?
               
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