Loam Gnome Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 rockwool around plants against slugs! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ADHD Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 Stupid to ask this really but what do most people go for with there cages 2ft or 3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 Stupid to ask this really but what do most people go for with there cages 2ft or 3? 2ft is fine. Atleast 75cm ish long per cage. 1m is perfect tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blastoise Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 After finding a great new plot this year we realised there was actually loads of slugs in the area. I hadn't had a problem with them in my previous plot last year but they almost devoured all of one of my lovely Durban Poisons and completely devoured a Honey Bananas at this new place. Anyway, we tried salt (just got washed away when it rained), containers with apple juice in so they'd fall in (some slugs ended up in it but most just carried on eating our plants), cutting plant pots into jagged shapes and placing them round the base (this didn't seem to do a thing). So we decided to go all out with and I think we might have cracked it this time. Following this video we made little electric circuits to wrap round a plant pot that we placed over each plant (rather than one big circuit like in the vid): It was a lot of effort and cost a bit to buy batteries, wire and connectors for all 9 plants, but it was quite fun and we should have 100% protection now. I also don't like killing things I can avoid it, so didn't really wanna use the salt, apple juice or pellets. Plus pellets and rockwool aren't great for the environment. Everything else about the spot is perfect so I was willing to put a bit of effort in here. Here's a shakily filmed vid we took so we know they work. http://www.veoh.com/watch/v6403522qpKTbSHp They'll have to find something else to feast on now! So now we've got 4 Honey Bananas, 2 Durban Poison and 3 Shark Shock CBD out. I'll have to post a grow diary soon... 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromedian Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 Great minds, think alike ha ha i went down the electric fence route too......Copper tape, just don't work....until you put 9 volts through it 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blastoise Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Great minds, think alike ha ha i went down the electric fence route too......Copper tape, just don't work....until you put 9 volts through it Looks tidy! How's it working out? Battery still got juice in after a week? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromedian Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 @@blastoise the battery doesn't lose much juice, lasts for 2 seasons at this rate of voltage disparage......after a month, was still showing 8.9 volts..... Next season though, i will fit an inline resister to bring the voltage down in the strips.....9 volts is a bit harsh....instant death for the slugs.....the last one that tried to cross.....started to smoke ha ha 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blastoise Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 @@blastoise the battery doesn't lose much juice, lasts for 2 seasons at this rate of voltage disparage......after a month, was still showing 8.9 volts..... Next season though, i will fit an inline resister to bring the voltage down in the strips.....9 volts is a bit harsh....instant death for the slugs.....the last one that tried to cross.....started to smoke ha ha You truly are the professor haha, but good call on taking the voltage down. My point with this was not to kill them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogami-itto Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 So put the "soap keeps deer away" theory to the test. Yes it kept them away from my plants but they also ate the soap!! So in short, don't bank on it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ch@ppers Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 On August 7, 2016 at 0:09 PM, Andromedian said: Great minds, think alike ha ha i went down the electric fence route too......Copper tape, just don't work....until you put 9 volts through it Very neat,looks good. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 On 8/24/2016 at 8:07 PM, Andromedian said: @@blastoise the battery doesn't lose much juice, lasts for 2 seasons at this rate of voltage disparage......after a month, was still showing 8.9 volts..... Next season though, i will fit an inline resister to bring the voltage down in the strips.....9 volts is a bit harsh....instant death for the slugs.....the last one that tried to cross.....started to smoke ha ha Yo Andro, what inline resistor will you use? Going to give this electric fence method a try. Props to you and @blastoise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimPikins Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 21 hours ago, Blunt_Wit said: Yo Andro, what inline resistor will you use? Going to give this electric fence method a try. Props to you and @blastoise Just use AAA batteries m8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromedian Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 On 13/04/2017 at 9:52 PM, Blunt_Wit said: Yo Andro, what inline resistor will you use? Going to give this electric fence method a try. Props to you and @blastoise as slim said mate....can always use lesser voltage batteries... i am not bothering with resistors now, but going to use 1 battery per 3-5 plants 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exile420 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Might have to grab some batteries this weekend 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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