"Jo" wrote in message news:448dd1c9$0$69382

the copper ring idea sounds like it's worth a try - I have a really bad
slug/snail problem. Could you just explain how you set the rings on/in
the soil. I presume you don't lay them flat, but poke them into the soil
so they protrude upwards....am I understanding it right?

Think of a straight sided flower pot with no bottom but made of a flat piece
of copper metal bent round into an overlapping ring, you have the thing.

I put the ring onto my arm, over my hand, then hold the leaves of the plant
together with my fingers and allow the ring to slide over my hand and the
plant. Then I move it round, backwards and forwards in a circular motion,
into the soil for about half to one inch deep.

I hope this helps.

Mary

Jo