Dr Pure Bud Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 bit of copper wire wrapped round bottom of main stem like a spring stops the slugs from climming onto your plants 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joby_k Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 egg shells round your plants are good.... i use them in the garden.... make sure you wash them well before using though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amazing Jeans Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 egg shells round your plants are good.... i use them in the garden.... make sure you wash them well before using though... Ok cheers for all the replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dex1 Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 Hi all, Just to keep this topic sort and sweet. Does anybody know what copper things work well at the base of plants to stop slugs and snails climbing, Hazy uses copper pipe flattened and rerolled and i am sure someone onced posted about copper tape. (this would be a really big help if anybody knew where i might get that) Plants go out tomorrow and ive not given this a minute thought....... :wink: Any help would be greatfully excepted.. Dex.............Peace.............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennon Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 You can get copper tape at most Garden Centre's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dex1 Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 Many thanks for a quick reply, is this what it is really used for or is it some thing just Mj growers have come up with? How much does it cost also? Hate going in to grow centers and asking for things i know nothing about, they always seem to ask what its for B) Well many thanks again Peace...........Dex.............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennon Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 Thats what its for keeping slugs at bay,not sure on the price though buddy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scribb|e Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 A v. quick Google search for 'copper tape slug' turned up this, for £5: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dex1 Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 (edited) Brothers of UK420 you are............stars..............Life Savers...............And...........Plants savers.............. Going out to find some be back shortly......... Many thanks again Peace.................. Dex..................... Edited April 26, 2008 by Dex1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leprechan Sweet Leaf Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 Couple of beer traps near your site might be useful too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Sheriff Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 Heads up , You're local Aldi has Fito organic pellets 3.7 ltrs just the three quid . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubixs Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 would sitting a plant pot on a copper plate do any harm to your plant with the up take of water & ferts. i'm growing a few out side & was thinking a copper plate would keeps slugs of ya plant pot. but i'm going with all the precaution i've read to make doubley sure like the copper tape round the plant pot & copper coil round the base of the stems about 3 inc in height & was thinking a scattering of broken egg shells on top of soil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davyboy Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 A good layer of course sharp sand usually works a treat.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnite Rambler Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Slugs and snails are certainly a problem for the outdoor grower. If young plants are attacked by them the result can be devastation. Whilst they are vulnerable you need protection that works, and in my experience that means pellets. I know that they are not everyones choice but I've tried the beer traps, sharp gravel, and going out with a torch and physically removing all I could find. Waste of bloody time! The pellets certainly survive for 2-3 showery days and for them to be effective you really don't need to put that many around your plants, as little as 1 every 10cms (4 inch) works as the slugs/snails prefer pellets to plants, the aroma attracts the slimeball to the pellet, they eat, they die (a tad slowly it seems, but ah well fuck 'em). Once your plants have reached a certain size the need for protection from these pests diminishes, thus the need to use the pellets diminishes, so you're not poisoning the enviroment all summer long. The jury is still out on copper tape, its possibly only effective when brand new, and its expensive. If you want to try copper why not make your own rings with stripped electrical wire? Damn sight cheaper. Best Wishes to all the 2008 Guerrilla Growers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GH0STWITHTH3M0ST Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Two sided sticky tape sprinkled with salt is the way im going this year... i was just thinking of salt... but i figured it would all wash away. sticky tape would do the trick untill it rained. think the copper tape works better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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