On 07/06/2014 10:04, Chris J Dixon wrote:
Martin Brown wrote:

On 07/06/2014 09:29, Judith in England wrote:


I just wondered if anyone has managed to sprinkle slug pellets such that they
are "six to eight inches apart"?

Yes. Don't open the packet quite so much or tape the gap more nearly
closed. Extra ones don't do any good and may be counter productive.

To satisfy my curiosity, could you explain why this is so? Does
it apply to all types?

I thought one of the reasons for wide spacing was to avoid
accidental ingestion of significant quantities by animals.

In part because you don't want the decayed remains of old slug pellets
lying around. Slugs will avoid places with too many dead slug remains.

Baiscally though the dose makes the poison and you should always aim to
use minimum inputs wherever possible to save money and the environment.

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Regards,
Martin Brown