Slug barrier copper Tape

[pusskin]

Is it really true that it keeps them horrible slimy slugs away?

I also thought of adding sand to the base of the Hoster plants!

[follyfancier]

yes it worked for me around plant pots

[pusskin]

thanks folly! it worked for you ok then, thats good.
I keep looking at the plants expecting a slug to show his ugly head

[Quassia]

You've just reminded me to pellet my hostas! ;0)

[Frank97]

I've put it around my Hosta pots and a half barrel which is full of Hostas, seems to work a treat.
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[Quassia]

Gorgeous garden D97. How does the copper work, do they just slide off it?

[benny3008]

how does this tape work? just curious.

[pusskin]

It says that the copper gives the slugs a static electric shock when it comes in contact with it. Ah, poor ole slugs, I feel so cruel

[Frank97]

Not totally sure but I think its a bit like when we get a bit of tin foil on a filling.

[benny3008]

just googled it and it said something about an electrical charge to the slug. sounds nice!

[Quassia]

Oh really! Does it kill them I wonder? Salt or electrocution :0/

[pusskin]

Copper tape seems to me to be the most humane way to kill them off

[Frank97]

I don't think it kills them as I've never seen dead ones by the pot like you would with pellets.

[Quassia]

Are you a slug whisperer :0) I'll take your word for it pusskin!

[Quassia]

So a kind of stun gun effect? Where do we put them when they're not stunned anymore?

[pusskin]

lol I got it wrong! it doesnt kill them (just read the box) it keeps them away.
So --I'm happy with that. many thanks for replies x Have a nice day folks

[Frank97]

I would also advise to make sure that other plant leaves don't touch the Hostas otherwise the little buggers will cross the copper fence that way.

[Quassia]

Go on then, leave us with a load of stunned slugs! ;0)

[pusskin]

our lovely large hostas are sitting on their own, away from other plants, so will keep that in mind an definately keep them seperated. I dont like using poisons, as that could kill hedgehogs and lots of other things , such as birds etc

[tamborine]

sink a beer can in soil, with a little beer in....they drop in & drown happily imbibed

[pusskin]

if our hostas were in the ground, that would be a brill idea, but mine are all in pots .
thanks so much for replies