coins as slug barriers

jennyb · « **on:** April 21, 2008, 09:12 »

has anyone tried it?

this blog shows one example

http://minmade.blogspot.com/2007/03/those-slimy-*.html

and this is another slightly different

http://bp0.blogger.com/_VFfrWd0jW4k/RoGSaCY5G6I/AAAAAAAAABM/JwQwTaD-qBk/s1600-h/eaten+courgette+plants.jpg

i mean surely the theory is correct, copper pennies after all rather than copper tape.

GrannieAnnie · « **Reply #1 on:** April 21, 2008, 09:43 »

Theory's okay, but you'd want a lot of pennies unless it was for a single favourite plant!

jennyb · « **Reply #2 on:** April 21, 2008, 15:08 »

i have plenty of pennies - wouldn't surprise me if i now have £5 with nan's contribution too.

is it worth of tho?

i read another thing saying a line of powdered ginger around worked too.

any ideas on that one?

Bear · « **Reply #3 on:** April 21, 2008, 15:17 »

I'm sure the theory is right

Just made me laugh - this being posted in 'Frugal Living'

Sounds expensive to me!!

jennyb · « **Reply #4 on:** April 21, 2008, 15:27 »

well how much is the copper tape? compare that to pennies?.

mind you i am thinking of a veg bed in a garden that is 2 metres by 3 metres rather than a plot.

Elaine G · « **Reply #5 on:** April 21, 2008, 16:54 »

You could try that if you are gardening at home.
Bet they wouldn't last the night if I tried it at my allotments!!

lfcevans · « **Reply #6 on:** April 26, 2008, 22:32 »

`copper` coins dont contain as much copper as they used to though. I thought the shock the slugs get was due to them touching pure copper, as in the stuff found in cables.

I dunno, I may be wrong

shaun · « **Reply #7 on:** April 27, 2008, 08:21 »

seems like a waste of money too me

jennyb · « **Reply #8 on:** April 27, 2008, 09:07 »

i guess if copper coins did contain the amount of copper they used to, you would be able to get your hands on a any these days as they all have been nicked and sold for scrap metal right?

ratman · « **Reply #9 on:** May 04, 2008, 02:29 »

Has anyone tried the copper tape ? I have read reports about how effective it is but have yet to hear from anyone who has tried it !

muntjac · « **Reply #10 on:** May 04, 2008, 08:41 »

find a plumber who can get you scrap copper pipe and just pay him a few pennies for it .flatten it and then lay it around the plants .

ssray · « **Reply #11 on:** May 08, 2008, 11:42 »

Scrap copper!!! Its over £4k a ton scrap now.

I had some 10mm cable that i stripped last year and used that as a barrier, I had no lettuce as a result, I think you would need to keep it bright as it will oxadise(no spell check!) and not be as effective.

ray

DeadlyNightshade · « **Reply #12 on:** May 08, 2008, 22:12 »

I'm just after dumping a TV and made a great discovery: there is loads of copper wire inside!!!

It took me a bit to destroy the shell in order to get at the wire, but I am the proud owner of roughly 30 m of Copper wire

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