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Old 17-02-2013, 10:36 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Copper & slugs
On Sat, 16 Feb 2013 15:57:26 -0800 (PST), wrote:

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.


Don't put it round the stem. Make a ring of wire on the ground around
the plant. It works for me.
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