Planting after treating for bugs?

The area I want to garden in is infested with snails, slugs, grubs, cutworms and other various creeping things. I was told to treat this area before I plant, but the bottles of bug killer don't say anything about how long I need to wait after spraying to plant my stuff in the ground. It only says to spray the leaves of the plants and the dirt around them. The garden store employees didn't know...


I'm wanting to plant Lupine(seeds), Columbine(seedlings started), Echinacea(Coneflower, started), Ajuga (Chocolate chip, started) and various plantain lily (Hosta, shade, started.). And maybe an azalea, rhododendron or dwarf evergreen something. Budget permitting :o). Any tips on this???

Planting after treating for bugs?
You should be able to plant immediately as far as the plants go.





I would however wait a couple of days before disturbing the area to let the sprays dissipate so it does not bother you when working the soil and then I would be upwind in my body position.
Reply:You can plant any of those; pesticides are designed to not harm plants. (Iwould be hesititant to plant any food crops, though until at least a few soaking rains)
Reply:I would wait at least a week to plant flowers. I would also turn the dirt really good. Good luck
Reply:There are several natural bug killers, such as beneficial nematodes.





"Beneficial Nematodes are microscopic and live below the soil surface and like a moist environment. Looking like short non-segmented worms these voracious predators make their way through your lawn and garden looking for food. Nematodes do not harm worms, birds, plants or the environment, in fact they are part of the environment and are found the world over. When the nematode comes in contact with a pest the attack by entering through body openings or simply by boring through the body wall, once inside the Nematode will release a bacteria that kills it's host within 48 hours. They will feed and reproduce before exiting in search of fresh prey."





You can order them here, or check your local nursery to see if they have them in stock





http://www.marchbiological.com/L/benefic...





I have also used diatomaceous earth. It is the finely ground fossils of prehistoric fresh water diatoms. It kills household and garden pests like cockroaches, ants, slugs, fleas, beetles and many other crawling insects. See this site for more info





http://www.ghorganics.com/DiatomaceousEa...





I try to never use chemicals on my lawn or plants when there are other products that work just as well, if not better.