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Posted by marbar NSW Australia (My Page) on Tue, Jun 14, 05 at 6:16
| Had an idea for repelling slugs and snails after reading that grit and eggshells around plants is a remedy. Remove the narrow serrated metal strip from cling wrap and foil packaging and bend into a circle around young plants. Not sure if it really works yet as I had put slug pellets down first before I thought doing of this. |
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- Posted by deejaus Melb.Vic. Aust (My Page) on
Thu, Jun 30, 05 at 21:00
Magga,
What are the results on your ingenious little device? It sounded like a good idea to me, but I was thinking I would have to use an awful lot of cling-film to protect the garden! Lol.
Cheers,
Dee. |
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- Posted by marbar NSW Australia (My Page) on
Fri, Jul 1, 05 at 5:59
deejaus
I Think it may be working but not really sure, as I said in my post that I had put slug pellets down first. I agree one would have to use lots of cling film to protect your garden but I am a bit of a horder myself and I often ripped off these metal strips in the past thinking they may come in for some craft project or other so had a few on hand. As most of my plants are in pots I would need fewer than I would for plants in the garden.
Cheers
Magga |
RE: Slugs and snails
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| We have lots of slugs in East Hawaii, rainfall avg 130" per year. Deadline works but it's pretty toxic. Sluggo is non-toxic but requires many repeated applications. Copper barriers work well, for the dedicated organic gardener. You have to be sure that there is no opening for slugs or snails to bypass the copper. I think there is some electrical conduction that repels them. Copper flashing is expensive. Scraps from copper metal roofing would be the best, but good luck!. Copper tape, about 1" wide, is used to band nursery bench legs. I have put the tape on the edge of aluminum flashing (comparitively cheaper) with some success. There is some investment, but it lasts a long time. |
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- Posted by marbar NSW Australia (My Page) on
Thu, Jul 14, 05 at 0:18
| Thanks mikeclark for your emlightening tips regarding slugs and snails. Although I only have a few plants in pots I will follow some of your advice. |
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