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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 |
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says... 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 Get a large pan and fill with water, create an island in the middle and stand pot on it, the water gap will stop them as long as its over 2". make sure the pot is not in the water. Spray plant on dry evenings with a liquid slug & snail killer -- Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and Lapageria rosea |
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"Charlie Pridham" wrote in message T... In article , says... 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 Get a large pan and fill with water, create an island in the middle and stand pot on it, the water gap will stop them as long as its over 2". make sure the pot is not in the water. Spray plant on dry evenings with a liquid slug & snail killer -- Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall Good idea thanks, theory is sound but not practical - this is about an 18" tub, I'd need to be into landscaping a pond to put it in. Just found reference to copper strips as a barrier, does that really work, or simply a cash crop at garden centre tills? lol |
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"Charlie Pridham" wrote in message T... In article , says... 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 Get a large pan and fill with water, create an island in the middle and stand pot on it, the water gap will stop them as long as its over 2". make sure the pot is not in the water. Spray plant on dry evenings with a liquid slug & snail killer -- Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall Good idea thanks, theory is sound but not practical - this is about an 18" tub, I'd need to be into landscaping a pond to put it in. Just found reference to copper strips as a barrier, does that really work, or simply a cash crop at garden centre tills? lol Place a ring of 2p coins around the pot. |
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On 30/4/08 09:07, in article
, "Lol" wrote: "Charlie Pridham" wrote in message T... In article , says... 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 Get a large pan and fill with water, create an island in the middle and stand pot on it, the water gap will stop them as long as its over 2". make sure the pot is not in the water. Spray plant on dry evenings with a liquid slug & snail killer -- Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall Good idea thanks, theory is sound but not practical - this is about an 18" tub, I'd need to be into landscaping a pond to put it in. Just found reference to copper strips as a barrier, does that really work, or simply a cash crop at garden centre tills? lol You could get one of those large green or black plastic tubs they sell at e.g. feed merchants, fill that with water, put another inside but upside down to make the island and stand your 18" pot on that. Or you could indeed make a pond and put your Caragana on a plastic pot island in the middle of it. Then you could have fish and marginal plants.......... ;-) -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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"Charlie Pridham" wrote in message T... In article , says... 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 Get a large pan and fill with water, create an island in the middle and stand pot on it, the water gap will stop them as long as its over 2". make sure the pot is not in the water. Spray plant on dry evenings with a liquid slug & snail killer -- Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall Good idea thanks, theory is sound but not practical - this is about an 18" tub, I'd need to be into landscaping a pond to put it in. Just found reference to copper strips as a barrier, does that really work, or simply a cash crop at garden centre tills? lol It is supposed to work. it might be interesting to try a band of copper separated by a few mm from a band of aluminium foil (or a strip cut from a tin) round the trunk. A snail crawling across should cause a voltage to appear across the different metals, and that should be enough to dissuade it. If you do try it, please let us know if it does or does not work. -- Jeff (cut "thetape" to reply) |
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"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 a ring off dried coffee grounds around the plant should keep them away, at least according to experiments I have tried. The ring may need to be quite wide & the coffee grounds replaced over time as they get wet. My observation is that the dried grounds seem to deter the snails crawling over them, probably due to moisture loss. Within reason the grounds also make a decent fertiliser for the plant. rob |
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"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 |
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"Lol" wrote in message om... Just found reference to copper strips as a barrier, does that really work, or simply a cash crop at garden centre tills? In my experience the strips aren't very effective. We make our own copper collars, the garden supplier ones are exorbitant. You can either go to your local scrap metal merchant and buy a copper cylinder then cut it to the size you want or even buy sheets of new copper. That's what we do these days because we use the copper for other purposes, it's easier to work than scrap metal and it's easier to store. It's also usually thinner, it doesn't need to be thick. Mary |
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On Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:20:05 +0100, Lol wrote
(in article ): 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 The way my wife and I keep snails and slugs away from our Hostas also in large pots, is to smear a good 2" or 3" strip or Vaseline all way around the pot. That stops the little buggers. But you do need to renew it at least once during the growing season. 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. Peter -- It was my Uncle George who discovered that alcohol was a food well in advance of medical thought. P G *Wodehouse 1881 -1975 |
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On Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:58:37 +1200, "George.com"
wrote: "Lol" wrote in message om... 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 a ring off dried coffee grounds around the plant should keep them away, at least according to experiments I have tried. The ring may need to be quite wide & the coffee grounds replaced over time as they get wet. My observation is that the dried grounds seem to deter the snails crawling over them, probably due to moisture loss. Within reason the grounds also make a decent fertiliser for the plant. rob Starbucks in the US apparently leave their grounds outside for people to take http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/osw/cons...ws/04-star.htm They say: http://www.starbucks.com/aboutus/compost.asp -- http://www.freedeliveryuk.co.uk http://www.holidayunder100.co.uk |
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says... "Charlie Pridham" wrote in message T... In article , says... 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 Get a large pan and fill with water, create an island in the middle and stand pot on it, the water gap will stop them as long as its over 2". make sure the pot is not in the water. Spray plant on dry evenings with a liquid slug & snail killer -- Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and Lapageria rosea Charlie, is that 2" deep or 2" from the side to the pot? ie they have to swim or stretch 2"? Mike They wont swim but a big one can stretch a surprisingly long way, so I reckon 2" horizontal as a minimum -- Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and Lapageria rosea |
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"Charlie Pridham" wrote in message T... In article , says... "Charlie Pridham" wrote in message T... In article , says... 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 Get a large pan and fill with water, create an island in the middle and stand pot on it, the water gap will stop them as long as its over 2". make sure the pot is not in the water. Spray plant on dry evenings with a liquid slug & snail killer -- Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and Lapageria rosea Charlie, is that 2" deep or 2" from the side to the pot? ie they have to swim or stretch 2"? Mike They wont swim but a big one can stretch a surprisingly long way, so I reckon 2" horizontal as a minimum -- Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and Lapageria rosea Many thanks. That is what I suspected Mike -- www.rneba.org.uk. The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association. 'THE' Association to find your ex-Greenie mess mates. |
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"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 |
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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 |
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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? Judith |
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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.' |
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"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 |
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"Judith in France" wrote in message ... There is someone who contributes to this group who has a copper business, Who's that then? Mary |
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"Judith in France" wrote in message ... 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 |
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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 |
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"Judith in France" wrote in message ... 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. I'd no idea! But I think she's not near me ... :-( Mary |
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"Anne Jackson" wrote in message ... The message from "Mary Fisher" contains these words: "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 |
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"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 in message ... The message from "Mary Fisher" contains these words: "Anne Jackson" wrote: The message from "Mary Fisher" contains these words: "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 |
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On May 1, 1:29 am, Anne Jackson wrote:
The message from Judith in France contains these words: 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 |
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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. 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. |
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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: The message from Judith in France contains these words: 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 |
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"Judith in France" wrote in message ... 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 |
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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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"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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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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"Sandy" wrote in message ... Lol wrote: "Charlie Pridham" wrote in message T... In article , says... 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 Get a large pan and fill with water, create an island in the middle and stand pot on it, the water gap will stop them as long as its over 2". make sure the pot is not in the water. Spray plant on dry evenings with a liquid slug & snail killer -- Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall Good idea thanks, theory is sound but not practical - this is about an 18" tub, I'd need to be into landscaping a pond to put it in. Just found reference to copper strips as a barrier, does that really work, or simply a cash crop at garden centre tills? lol Place a ring of 2p coins around the pot. I remember sixpences being real silver, but don't think any coins have been since.. lol. |
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"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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