On Tue, 2 Jun 2009 21:49:56 +0100, "reg" wrote:


"Fuschia" wrote in message
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On Tue, 2 Jun 2009 19:40:04 +0100, "reg" wrote:


"moghouse" wrote in message
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On Jun 2, 7:10 pm, "reg" wrote:

Smacked wrist for anybody who says they are has-beens. I looks as
though you may have been a little over generous with the slug pellets
and whatever else you have sprinkled around (fertiliser?).


no fertiliser just grow bag contents, can slug pellets cause this, i had a
read on the container just said keep away from kids & pets !

The odd thing is that it looks like slug or snail damage, even though
you have given them a massive dose of pellets.
Could the pests have climbed up the fence at the back and bypassed the
pellets? Make sure the plants are not touching the wood.
oh didnt think they were that intelligent.

They are not being intelligent in avoiding the pellets, they are just
finding that the wood is an easy way to get up to the nice juicy
leaves.


The slug pellets won't have caused it themselves, but you shouldn't
use so many at once. The metaldehyde will soak into the soil and be
taken up by the plants, so you will end up eating it in the beans.

many thanks for that tip, never crossed my mind that the plants would absorb
the pellets !!!

The chemical will dissolve in the water and be taken up by the roots
along with the nutrients.
You only need half a dozen pellets around the edges of the tray. Just
replace them when they have washed away.