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stop snails climbing shrubs
On May 1, 4:42 pm, "Mary Fisher" wrote:
"Judith in France" wrote in ... 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 I'm sure copper rings are the best but I was thinking of the initial outlay, it could well be expensive and for those on a limited budget, I thought copper tape would be an acceptable solution. Judith |
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stop snails climbing shrubs
"Judith in France" wrote in message ... On May 1, 4:42 pm, "Mary Fisher" wrote: "Judith in France" wrote in ... 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 I'm sure copper rings are the best but I was thinking of the initial outlay, it could well be expensive and for those on a limited budget, I thought copper tape would be an acceptable solution. Fair point - although if it's a short-lived outlay it seems a waste. I've done it :-( Mary |
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stop snails climbing shrubs
On Thu, 1 May 2008 13:23:59 +0100, "'Mike'" wrote:
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 Also available for use in stained glass work. look towards the bottom of the page here.... http://www.tempsfordstainedglass.co...._BEST__27.html Also.... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/COPPER-FOIL-TA...QQcmdZViewItem Rick... (The other Rick) |
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stop snails climbing shrubs
"Mary Fisher" wrote in message t... "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? Mary Because it was handy, and easy to cut to the shape I wanted - a downward facing collar - and tape onto the stem. No idea how to do that in copper. Didn't work at all, of course Lol |
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"Lol" wrote in message om... "Mary Fisher" wrote in message t... "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? Mary Because it was handy, and easy to cut to the shape I wanted - a downward facing collar - and tape onto the stem. No idea how to do that in copper. Didn't work at all, of course :-) M Lol |
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In message , Mary Fisher
writes Mary I'm sure copper rings are the best but I was thinking of the initial outlay, it could well be expensive and for those on a limited budget, I thought copper tape would be an acceptable solution. Fair point - although if it's a short-lived outlay it seems a waste. I've done it :-( Our first adhesive copper tape is now in its third year and it still appears to be totally excluding slugs. It is not 100% effective against snails, but it does not claim to be. I understand that there is another copper tape with a serrated edge which is designed to cope with snails but as we do have much of a snail problem (the thrushes see to that) we have not tried it out. -- Robert |
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