a slug crawling out of my salad!

Post by **kenneal - lagger** » Wed Oct 25, 2017 2:09 pm

I've almost finished my lunch and I've just found a slug crawling out of my salad! I hope it is the only one that was in there. Will this put people off their food in a future of much more "grow your own"?

emordnilap · Post by **emordnilap** » Wed Oct 25, 2017 2:28 pm

One of our water supplies is softened, so food to be washed is usually in a bowl or sink of salty water; it does the trick. Throw in the spinach or broccoli or whatever and five minutes later, there's always a creature or two wriggling about at the bottom!

It's not strong enough to kill them but they're trying to get away from it of course.

Post by **kenneal - lagger** » Wed Oct 25, 2017 3:09 pm

It rained yesterday. Wouldn't that wash them?

emordnilap · Post by **emordnilap** » Wed Oct 25, 2017 3:18 pm

kenneal - lagger wrote:It rained yesterday. Wouldn't that wash them?

Depends on how good the polytunnel is.

Post by **kenneal - lagger** » Wed Oct 25, 2017 4:13 pm

These are outside. I'll have to plant some inside very soon to take over for the winter. The outside ones went to seed a while ago but they still taste alright.

emordnilap · Post by **emordnilap** » Wed Oct 25, 2017 4:18 pm

kenneal - lagger wrote:These are outside.

When it rains here, the tops of leaves outside get washed while the underside of leaves get splashed with dirt. You can't win.

vtsnowedin · Post by **vtsnowedin** » Wed Oct 25, 2017 8:11 pm

I don't want any pesticides on my broccoli or other salad greens so a salt water soak separates the cabbage worms from my lunch. And no matter how much washing and rinsing you do there will always be some grit at the bottom of a spinach pot so use a big tall lobster pot and skim your boiled clean spinach or chard off the top. And if a slug or worm still gets through just deduct it from your protein requirements.

Little John · Post by **Little John** » Wed Oct 25, 2017 8:47 pm

raw slugs contain parasites you really don't want to ingest

vtsnowedin · Post by **vtsnowedin** » Wed Oct 25, 2017 8:49 pm

Little John wrote:raw slugs contain parasites you really don't want to ingest

Then watch what you eat.

emordnilap · Post by **emordnilap** » Thu Oct 26, 2017 10:10 am

vtsnowedin wrote:I don't want any pesticides on my broccoli or other salad greens

Oh, they need no special measures to avoid. I haven't worried about those on my food for 30-odd years.

vtsnowedin · Post by **vtsnowedin** » Fri Oct 27, 2017 1:41 am

emordnilap wrote:
vtsnowedin wrote:I don't want any pesticides on my broccoli or other salad greens
Oh, they need no special measures to avoid. I haven't worried about those on my food for 30-odd years.

The pesticides or the slugs?

emordnilap · Post by **emordnilap** » Sat Oct 28, 2017 6:48 pm

vtsnowedin wrote:
emordnilap wrote:
vtsnowedin wrote:I don't want any pesticides on my broccoli or other salad greens
Oh, they need no special measures to avoid. I haven't worried about those on my food for 30-odd years.

The pesticides or the slugs?

You were talking about pesticides in that post.