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On Sun, 6 Apr 2008 21:22:53 +0000 (UTC), (Steve
Pope) wrote:

>I would have to re-think my garden design to find a place
>to put the diatomaceous earth. (Basically, I had a redwood-side
>raised bed in the middle of a driveway. I could build another
>ring around it filled with diatomaceous earth, as a snail barrier.)


If it's a raised bed, nail a strip of 3 inch strip of copper around
the perimeter.
http://tinyurl.com/3ftgje
http://www.rittenhouse.ca/asp/product.asp?PG=1206
http://uncletomsgarden.blogspot.com/...l-barrier.html
http://1510365blog.wordpress.com/200...snail-barrier/
Diatomaceous earth could be your "moat" and the copper can be your
castle wall.

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