I would only ever use pellets if I had netted off my crop so that birds and frogs couldn't get through the barrier. Quite hard to do! It's also worth mentioning that a slug can go quite a long way before it actually dies - and can be accessible to the birds then. I have used a stone to prop a slate up and put pellets under this - and sited it in the middle of the netted bed. However, I prefer to try to deter them other ways. Last year I bought some Slug Stoppa which is chalky and they won't cross. Unfortunately you need to renew it after rain. You can't have forgotten last year's summer? Perennial problem, this.

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