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19-02-2013, 11:40 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Fuschia[_3_]
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Copper & slugs
On Mon, 18 Feb 2013 11:46:13 -0800 (PST),
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On Saturday, February 16, 2013 11:57:26 PM UTC, 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.
NT
Thanks everyone. a ring on the ground probably won't work. I'll probably use a slip of wet & dry sandpaper and a rubber band.
A ring on the ground certainly *does* work, very effectively.
The slugs avoid our protected plants and devour similar plants without
the copper. It only works for one season, until the copper goes green,
so we use fresh wire each year.
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