"mw80" wrote in message
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Hi Mary

It isn't slugs.....they certainly haven't been eaten by anything. More
sort of wilted and died! They haven't even gone in the ground yet as
all i had done was pot them on and leave them in my cold frame.

Sorry, I misunderstood.

Would too much lime cause this as i may have been heavy handed with
it?!!

I doubt it.

What is the purpose of copper around the cabbages? Could you explain
how you do this in a little more detail?

The slugs slide along on their slimy bellies (OK so it's a foot). There's an
interaction between the reactive copper and the slime which they can't
abide. I've watched one trying to slide up a ring and turning round,
hurriedly, back to nice safe soil.

Spouse cuts Cu sheet into 4 x 10" pieces, give or take. There are different
sizes for different plants. The metal is coiled into a slightly overlapping
ring, put round the plant stem (it's slightly springy) and pushed into the
soil for at least an inch. I leave the rings in place until I harvest the
plant.

If a longer ring is required two or more can be linked together.

Mary