My wife inadvertantly used Ortho Bug B Gon Max spray on a row of lettuce and mustard. The bottle does not list this particular vegetable at all on the outside of the label, and the inside of the label has been damaged to the point where I can't read it. Does anyone have any information about using this on lettuce and mustard? Should I destroy the plants, or can they be eaten after a certain amount of time?
Doesn't matter about labeling.
I wouldn't eat them.
Neither should you.
Be Careful Charlie
Pesticides
Labeling does matter. It is a federal law violation to use any controlled pesticide not in accordance with the label.
If the label defines how the product can be used on that crop and the instructions are followed there should not be a problem.
John
Even better, go to
Don't be ridiculous. Why would anyone go to the manufacturer's site for information about their products? If you can't contribute something useful, please go away.
Hunt down the label on the web..call the manufacturer..read another label on a product at the store. If the product is not made for the plants destroy the plants.
Lar
I did. The web site generated errors, and I was unable to find what I was looking for there.
I think I'll have to call them, I was hoping someone here might actually know something usefull. So far, your advice to call them is the best advice I've received :). The website generates errors, and I can't find what I'm looking for there.
The label is partially destroyed...
Ahh, the website is working this morning. Alas, the info there is not as detailed as what is on the label, go figure? Guess it's phone call time.....
Ah, the website is up. And they don't have the vegetable list there, so I called them. The only information the gentleman could give me was they could not recommend consuming any non-listed vegetable. Suckage. Well, look on the bright side. I have 15 pepper plants left over that I need a place for - now I have room for them LOL.
Moral of the story - don't let your wife get near your garden with bug spray!
Or suggest she read the label next time.
Don't eat poison.
Nope, that's not a bit useful.
Don't be ashamed! Obviously, if you've read all the post, he tried the website anyway. I check company websites quite often for different products. Some can be quite helpful. You never know til you try!
Or you could refrain from using bug spray. I mean, it happens.
That's right. Shame. :-)
You could go to a garden store and read the label on another bottle. Or, try a different browser.
The moral here is not to let some "flange-head" set off another Lysistrata type revolt. Put a cork in it, boy. Have you noticed that none of our ladies have commented on how meticulous your wife must be to only get the insecticide on the plants and none on the ground, the same ground that you now propose to plant peppers in? Watch your back.
- Bill(y) Coloribus gustibus non disputatum (mostly)
I'm not ashamed, dear. I'm funnin' with JSB!
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