Slug pellets around edible crops

Davesnave

I wouldn't eat slugs. We had a ferret called Wilf, who loved them, but the effect on his behaviour when he'd had one, led us to believe there was something mildly hallucinogenic in their make up.

They didn't do a lot for his personal appearance, either!

Lotus-eater

Wig wrote: »

Hi,

I do usually eat organic. Metaldehyde would not be used on organic fams, they use copper sulphate.

I will be eating the peas.

Thanks for all replies

I'm not sure what organic farms use, but the organic slug pellets you can buy for home use, use iron phosphate IIRC.

But yeah, Bordeaux mixture is pretty horrible.

I would eat the peas, but I wouldn't use the pellets on my own garden.

Biggles

Yes

Wig wrote: »

We have some edible peas, in a 5 litre pot.

Unfortunately slug pellets have been put in the pot on the soil surface.

would you want to eat the peas?

Why 'unfortunately'?

Naturally I eat the peas, that's how slug pellets work! How else would you keep slugs off???