Re: Weather down south/questions
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Weather down south/questions
- From: M*@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 12:49:42 EDT
In a message dated 9/22/1999 11:25:37 AM Central Daylight Time,
plamb5@bellsouth.net writes:
<< Do any of you use the copper strips around your hosta plants as a slug
prevention? If so, how wide are the strips that you use and how deep do
they go in the ground? I just don't want to use chemicals anymore, plus I
have two dogs that I don't want to risk poisoning. >>
Copper is highly toxic to many animals and fungi.
To use the copper strips they need to be on top of the ground were the slugs
are likely to "slime " their way across them- I think they act more as a
deterrent-they do not like copper.
Paul
---------------------------------------------------------------------
To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@mallorn.com with the
message text UNSUBSCRIBE PERENNIALS
