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tartonterro

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Copper paint as As slug barrier
« on: September 01, 2012, 09:24:00 »
Are there any copper paints that contain actual copper as looking to paint the metal straps on my herb barrel to give my chives a chance to bulk up before winter
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Re: Copper paint as As slug barrier
« Reply #1 on: September 14, 2012, 12:43:44 »
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Re: Copper paint as As slug barrier
« Reply #2 on: September 29, 2012, 15:22:49 »
interesting - but expensive lol
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tartonterro

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Re: Copper paint as As slug barrier
« Reply #3 on: September 30, 2012, 14:28:50 »
Just an update - managed to find copper powder on ebay for 12.99 for 500g.  Just need to pick up some resin and hardner and work out the porportions.  will keep you posted.
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Re: Copper paint as As slug barrier
« Reply #4 on: October 23, 2012, 08:45:12 »
I bought some copper scouring pads from the £1 shop pulled them apart and threaded them onto wire put round the plants and it worked, cheap and  reusable. :happy7:
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Re: Copper paint as As slug barrier
« Reply #5 on: October 23, 2012, 09:59:41 »
I have never heard of copper scouring pads, this looks like a brilliant idea.  I have been looking for something to protect a carrot bed.
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Re: Copper paint as As slug barrier
« Reply #6 on: January 19, 2013, 20:24:36 »
I can't see the point of embedding copper in a resin or a varnish - about as much use as trying to lick a choc-ice without opening the packet.

The cheapest solution is to save all the copper piping you were going to throw in a skip (or take to the scrappie), straighten it out, hammer it flat and bend it into squares or hoops - your slugs will be bashing their heads against active copper for the next thousand years...

Cheers.
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Re: Copper paint as As slug barrier
« Reply #7 on: January 19, 2013, 21:03:14 »
Is there copper wire in electric flex these days & if so would that work?
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Re: Copper paint as As slug barrier
« Reply #8 on: January 20, 2013, 02:06:52 »
The copper needs to be quite wide, like say about an inch. They will just crawl over copper wire like it isn't there. I use beer traps and putting coffee grounds around your plants keeps them away too.
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Re: Copper paint as As slug barrier
« Reply #9 on: January 20, 2013, 10:06:46 »
Once youve painted on the resin/copper mix you sand the top layer to expose the copper, thereby giving the slugs/snails contact with the copper which should stop them - hopefully.  Might even try adding some copper wire poppy mole, will keep an eye out for the copper scouring pads Good Gourd 2
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Re: Copper paint as As slug barrier
« Reply #10 on: February 13, 2013, 19:36:16 »
Good Gourd 2
Thankyou for that tip. I didn't like pound shops but from now on I've dropped another prejudice... :blob7: [I wonder if Wilkos have them?]
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