Copper Anti Slug and Snail Rings
"Adam Aglionby" wrote in message
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On May 2, 1:54 pm, "'Mike'" wrote:
I have some old scrap cable under the bench somewhere. Thought I would
give
it a try on making some rings/hoops and putting them round the plants as
they come up :-)
Could try to be clever ;-) and put two rings round, one inside the other
about 1 Centimetre apart, but one made of tinned copper wire, then, when
the
slug/snail goes over it, there just might be an Electric Current formed
by
virtue of two dissimilar metals thus we have our own little Cathodic
Protection system ;-)
Watch this space
Mike
--www.rneba.org.uk. The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association.
'THE' Association to find your ex-Greenie mess mates.
Whats the problem with blue pellet slug killer?
Adam
asked nevously after spreading a load over front bed....
I encourage, and we have lots of Birds in the garden AND Blackbirds have
been nesting just above the Veg Garden.
Mike
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