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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
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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