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We strive to help people of all experience levels take steps towards happier, healthier, and more holistic lives with a natural and thoughtful approach to a safer and more effective way of living. Copper is a highly conductive metal on the periodic table of elements, and has the copper symbol ‘Cu’.

How to get rid of slugs with copper - Garden Myths

Copper strips, at least an inch wide, can be cut from copper sheeting and fastened around plants, beds, greenhouse benches, or flowerpots. So, if you have a pet dog that malts or live near a sheep field where you can pull unwanted wool off a fence, save it and lay it around the base of your plants. By stuffing copper mesh into holes and openings and other possible points of entry, rodents are hindered from getting in. Once you've purchased your copper product, simply place it either around the plant itself or around the plant's container. I'm keeping an eye out for any that could jump over the top via a wall or branch but, so far, so good!In the past I have had some pretty good success with a solution of ammonia sprayed on the slugs at night. As members of the Mollusca group of animals, slugs and snails use Hemocyanin proteins in their blood to transport oxygen around their bodies ( whereas we mammals use iron based Hemoglobin). If you're surrounding a tree trunk, it's best to make sure the material can expand while the tree grows. It’s worth noting that while the mesh may change in appearance over time due to this oxidation, its effectiveness as a slug deterrent remains unaffected.

Copper Mesh For Slug Control and Rodent Proofing - 3 Metre

Copper is a renewable resource that can be recycled repeatedly, making it the ideal choice for eco-conscious consumers. Tack copper tape along the timber rims of raised vegetable beds or sit copper rings round emerging crowns of at-risk perennials such as delphiniums – this deters slugs and snails by delivering a weak “electric shock”. Regardless of exactly why it works, I would recommend copper mesh to anyone with a slug problem amenable to a physical barrier who isn’t too concerned about the aesthetics.Editor’s Note: This post was originally published on May 1, 2017, and has been updated for quality and relevancy. Commonly found in the South of England, this striped slug is often found in gardens and allotments and can be a plant pest, especially in greenhouses. So, while they are very similar, slugs and snails are not the same – even though they both leave a distinctive silver snail trail.

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I suggest that people who say one or another methods works, should actually go out into the garden for several nights (wet and dry) to see how many slugs there are and how many get past the trap before claiming it works based on one test or saying that it ‘seems’ to have a effect. Other gardeners use improvised copper barriers that are quite expensive, and most of them don’t work correctly. In ancient Greek times snail mucous was used to treat wounds, burns and abscesses with some success [ 4].Combine two big cloves of garlic per pint of water; mince your garlic, boil for 10 minutes, cool, strain, pour into a spray bottle and reapply every week or so – especially if it rains. Check out this helpful video guide on knitted copper wire wool that we recently added to our YouTube channel. Conclusion: This time, I used copper barrier tape on the left, old copper coins (dated 1928-1962*) in the middle, and new copper coins (dated 2010-2019) on the right. The mucous (or slime) of a snail or slug does not mix with copper and when they cross copper they will get a mild shock.