Topic: Copper rings

[northener]

Anyone tried them for keeping slugs off. I'm a sparkie so could make my own was thinking of a 2" diameter and using 3 or 4 turns.

[Georgie]

No I haven't tried copper rings because certain slugs which do a lot of damage, like the keeled slug for instance, live in the soil and could therefore easily surface inside the copper ring.  I have tried copper tape around pots and that was useless.

G x

[ceres]

I use them and I've had great success with things I couldn't previously grow like brassicas.  I made my own as the ready-made ones were too expensive.  I bought a sheet of copper off eBay - thin enough to cut with scissors but thick enough to hold the shape.  Cut it into strips 2" deep and long enough to make rings about 2" in diameter.  Made a slit 1/2" in from each end on opposite edges and slotted them together.  Got dozens of rings for £15.  I sow seeds into the rings.  Don't seem to get slugs inside the rings.

[Georgie]

There's nothing like the old slugs and snails discussion to get us all disagreeing is there?   ;D  ;D  ;D

G x

[davyw1]

Anyone tried them for keeping slugs off. I'm a sparkie so could make my own was thinking of a 2" diameter and using 3 or 4 turns.

Blummin eck a sparking that does,nt weigh in his scrap

[northener]

I know its one of those things i just never get round to.

[Fork]

Once the copper ring becomes tarnished it doesnt have the desired effect......or so I read somewhere !

[ceres]

Well, mine are nicely weathered and they still seem to work.

[Fork]

Just goes to show that you cant always believe what you read  ;D