"Alan" wrote in message
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In message , Sacha

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On 12/1/07 18:48, in article
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"Alan Holmes" wrote:


"Sacha" wrote in message
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It can but it's probably cheaper than losing an entire allotment
full of
veg. ;-( And a lot of people don't want to use pellets or sprays
on
stuff
they're going to eat.

True, but pellets cannot be absorbed by potatoes, surely?

But the stuff in them leaches into the ground when it rains and must
be in
the nutrients the potatoes absorb, surely?

Surely the same could be said for horse manure?

Metaldehyde is toxic to animals, and I'd say use it only if desperate;
but since it isn't water-soluble, it can't get into your potatoes. Keep
it off the surface of edible crops, don't breathe the dust, and in
normal practice there's no known danger to humans. People use far too
much of it, though: following the slug-pellet instructions is just as
effective as chucking it about in handfuls.

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Mike.



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