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is it ok to put a little piece of copper wire round a plant's stem to keep
them off? Or would it kill the plant? I've got some fruit bushes to
protect.

Not sure of the answer to your question, but......whilst copper will deter
slugs at first, once it oxidises it doesn't work very well.
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Pete C
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