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Old 27-03-2009, 04:29 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Copper rings for slug control

On Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:42:14 +0100
Martin wrote:

On Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:25:42 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

On 22 Mar, 20:18, TheOldFellow wrote:
On Sun, 22 Mar 2009 15:24:31 -0000



"Angela" wrote:

"TheOldFellow" wrote in message
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| I've seen these advertised, so I'm experimenting with home-made rings
| made from copper round some of my herbaceous plants.

snip

I wonder if it would be worth
trying concentric rings of copper and something else, e.g. a tin can?


open and containing a nasty beer of your choice works.


sorry, I can't quite get my mind round the concept of 'nasty beer'.
Especially as you have to empty the traps and the REfill them!
R.