On Apr 30, 11:15 am, "Mary Fisher" wrote:
"Lol" wrote in message

m...

We have a 2yr old weeping Caragana Arborescens in a large pot in front
garden, and snails are determined to killl kill kill.

It's a case of picking off 20+ every night, and last year they succeeded
in destroying all new shoots, and bypassing a cardboard collar I fitted to
stop them climbing up.

What other ideas to stop them do you have?

thanks,
lol

Why cardboard?

Solid copper collars work very well - not 100% because they travel under as
well as overground.

Mary

There is someone who contributes to this group who has a copper
business, it may be that she might be interested in this, I certainly
would be interested in using copper collers.

Judith

On Apr 30, 4:01 pm, "Mary Fisher" wrote:
"Peter James" wrote in message

.uk... ... The other precaution is to make sure that
the foliage of the plant is not touching any other plant or wall or
object.
They will go up one plant in order to get to another.

They will indeed.

I once protected tomato seedlings by standing the pots on a high device. I
saw a slug climbing to the tip of a small broom and weighting down the top
branch so that the seedlings could be reached.

Intelligent slugs!

How did it know the seedlings were there? How did it know which way to bend
the branch??

I can't forget the sight, you really must admire such a feat - although I
still don't warm to slugs.

Mary

But you have chickens don't you Mary, don't they peck them and keep
the numbers down?

Judith

On 30/4/08 16:27, in article
, "Judith
in France" wrote:

On Apr 30, 11:15 am, "Mary Fisher" wrote:
"Lol" wrote in message

m...

We have a 2yr old weeping Caragana Arborescens in a large pot in front
garden, and snails are determined to killl kill kill.

It's a case of picking off 20+ every night, and last year they succeeded
in destroying all new shoots, and bypassing a cardboard collar I fitted to
stop them climbing up.

What other ideas to stop them do you have?

thanks,
lol

Why cardboard?

Solid copper collars work very well - not 100% because they travel under as
well as overground.

Mary

There is someone who contributes to this group who has a copper
business, it may be that she might be interested in this, I certainly
would be interested in using copper collers.

Judith

We have a Camphill Community not far from us and we sell their pots.
Sometimes they also make copper rings and they're extremely popular with our
customers, so it seems as if they work.
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

"Lol" wrote ...
We have a 2yr old weeping Caragana Arborescens in a large pot in front
garden, and snails are determined to killl kill kill.

It's a case of picking off 20+ every night, and last year they succeeded
in destroying all new shoots, and bypassing a cardboard collar I fitted to
stop them climbing up.

What other ideas to stop them do you have?

We stood out large hosta pot on a copper impregnated mat and that worked a
treat, got them free with our Rootrainers as a trial so they should be
available.
I've also found that coffee grounds (strong roast) work well, always had a
real snail problem in our front garden such that at one point I used to pay
a local child 1p each for them he collected but since I've been putting the
coffee grounds around the plants I've not seen one. Seems from what I've
read that neither snails nor slugs like caffeine.

--
Regards
Bob Hobden

"Judith in France" wrote in message
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There is someone who contributes to this group who has a copper
business,

Who's that then?

Mary

"Judith in France" wrote in message
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On Apr 30, 4:01 pm, "Mary Fisher" wrote:
"Peter James" wrote in message

.uk... ... The other
precaution is to make sure that
the foliage of the plant is not touching any other plant or wall or
object.
They will go up one plant in order to get to another.

They will indeed.

I once protected tomato seedlings by standing the pots on a high device.
I
saw a slug climbing to the tip of a small broom and weighting down the
top
branch so that the seedlings could be reached.

Intelligent slugs!

How did it know the seedlings were there? How did it know which way to
bend
the branch??

I can't forget the sight, you really must admire such a feat - although I
still don't warm to slugs.

Mary

But you have chickens don't you Mary, don't they peck them and keep
the numbers down?

No. We once had a chjicken who would kill for a certain type of slug, some
of our present ones will, if hungry (which is rare) eat a certain type, but
mostly they sniff then ignore them.

Snails are a different matter, the three bantams fight over them, it's like
watching a football match (I imagine).

Mary

Judith

On Apr 30, 10:50 pm, "Mary Fisher" wrote:
"Judith in France" wrote in ...



There is someone who contributes to this group who has a copper
business,

Who's that then?

Mary

Anne Jackson owns a reputable copper company.

Judith

"Judith in France" wrote in message
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On Apr 30, 10:50 pm, "Mary Fisher" wrote:
"Judith in France" wrote in
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There is someone who contributes to this group who has a copper
business,

Who's that then?

Mary

Anne Jackson owns a reputable copper company.

I'd no idea!

But I think she's not near me ... :-(

Mary

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"Judith in France" wrote:

There is someone who contributes to this group who has a copper
business,

Who's that then?

Me! Didn't you know?

How would I?

If I had I'd definitely have called when we went to Kirkmichael last year
:-)

But you're not on the way to Traquair and that will be our only Scottish
expedition this year.

Mary

"Anne Jackson" wrote in message
...

There is someone who contributes to this group who has a copper
business, it may be that she might be interested in this, I certainly
would be interested in using copper collars.

I've been following this thread, and thinking exactly the same thing! ;-)

Problem would be in the variety of sizes that we would need to produce...

No, you don't need more than three sizes, I'd have thought two would be
enough.

we couldn't have an overlap of velcro at the ends, either, or the slugs
would soon find it - and the 1/2" braided copper has many sharp ends.

You don't need Velcro either.

We don't use braided copper, just solid sheet, might be swg18, I could ask
him.

Mary

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"Anne Jackson" wrote:
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"Judith in France" wrote:

There is someone who contributes to this group who has a copper
business,

Who's that then?

Me! Didn't you know?

How would I?

We have spoken of it in D-i-Y, several times. Maybe you missed the
threads?
There have been a few - mostly about removing moss from roofs...

That's of no interest to me :-)

If I had I'd definitely have called when we went to Kirkmichael last year
:-)

I bought the company last May, and started trading in June. It was a
'sentimental' thing, allied to my former ownership of a scrapyard...

Ah. Scrapyards are fun! We went to Kirkmichael in February 2007, hunting
with hawks.

But you're not on the way to Traquair and that will be our only Scottish
expedition this year.

We pass Traquair on our way 'home' to the Borders, but we won't be doing
a lot of travelling this summer, until Bill recovers fully from his
by-pass
surgery...

I wish him well.

Mary

On May 1, 1:29 am, Anne Jackson wrote:
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On Apr 30, 11:15 am, "Mary Fisher" wrote:
"Lol" wrote:

We have a 2yr old weeping Caragana Arborescens in a large pot
in front garden, and snails are determined to killl kill kill.

It's a case of picking off 20+ every night, and last year they
succeeded in destroying all new shoots, and bypassing a cardboard
collar I fitted to stop them climbing up.

What other ideas to stop them do you have?

thanks,
lol

Why cardboard?
Solid copper collars work very well - not 100% because they travel
under as well as overground.

There is someone who contributes to this group who has a copper
business, it may be that she might be interested in this, I certainly
would be interested in using copper collars.

I've been following this thread, and thinking exactly the same thing! ;-)

Problem would be in the variety of sizes that we would need to produce...
we couldn't have an overlap of velcro at the ends, either, or the slugs
would soon find it - and the 1/2" braided copper has many sharp ends.

--
AnneJ

www.copperridge.co.ukwww.freedomcollars.co.uk

What you need is a flexible copper tape, wafer thin, it could come on
a roll, rather like sellotape. I have seen such a thing on my
friend's large garden pots, half way up the pot, it stops slugs
climbing into the pot and it works 100%. Now that could well be a
lucrative sideline for your business.

Judith

What you need is a flexible copper tape, wafer thin, it could come on
a roll, rather like sellotape. I have seen such a thing on my
friend's large garden pots, half way up the pot, it stops slugs
climbing into the pot and it works 100%. Now that could well be a
lucrative sideline for your business.

Judith



Electrical Wholesalers such as Newey & Eyre, City Electrics and the like
Used by Electricians for Electrical earth Bonding.

Also used in Shipbuilding in the Radio and Radar Rooms, again for Earth
Electrical 'Grounding'

The price of Copper has soared lately so try your Industrial Estates for the
Electrical Wholesalers instead of Garden Centres

Comes in 'about' 20 metre rolls 'about' 15mm wide and you can cut it with a
SHARP pair of Kitchen Scissors. Put the strip right up near the pivot when
you cut it.

Mike


--
www.rneba.org.uk. The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association.
'THE' Association to find your ex-Greenie mess mates.

On May 1, 1:29 pm, Martin wrote:
On Thu, 1 May 2008 05:16:59 -0700 (PDT), Judith in France



wrote:
On May 1, 1:29 am, Anne Jackson wrote:
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On Apr 30, 11:15 am, "Mary Fisher" wrote:
"Lol" wrote:

We have a 2yr old weeping Caragana Arborescens in a large pot
in front garden, and snails are determined to killl kill kill.

It's a case of picking off 20+ every night, and last year they
succeeded in destroying all new shoots, and bypassing a cardboard
collar I fitted to stop them climbing up.

What other ideas to stop them do you have?

thanks,
lol

Why cardboard?
Solid copper collars work very well - not 100% because they travel
under as well as overground.

There is someone who contributes to this group who has a copper
business, it may be that she might be interested in this, I certainly
would be interested in using copper collars.

I've been following this thread, and thinking exactly the same thing! ;-)

Problem would be in the variety of sizes that we would need to produce...
we couldn't have an overlap of velcro at the ends, either, or the slugs
would soon find it - and the 1/2" braided copper has many sharp ends.

--
AnneJ

www.copperridge.co.ukwww.freedomcollars.co.uk

What you need is a flexible copper tape, wafer thin, it could come on
a roll, rather like sellotape. I have seen such a thing on my
friend's large garden pots, half way up the pot, it stops slugs
climbing into the pot and it works 100%. Now that could well be a
lucrative sideline for your business.

Wait to see if the EU limits copper for agricultural use first.
It's already banned for use in antifouling on boats in some EU countries.
--

Martin

Really? But we can still buy copper water pipes!!!!!

Judith

"Judith in France" wrote in message
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What you need is a flexible copper tape, wafer thin, it could come on
a roll, rather like sellotape. I have seen such a thing on my
friend's large garden pots, half way up the pot, it stops slugs
climbing into the pot and it works 100%. Now that could well be a
lucrative sideline for your business.

Yes but it doesn't last, the copper rings last for ever - well, they'll see
us out :-)

Mary