"flitterbit" > wrote in message
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> BTW, what I've found that works best for slugs (not that I've had any for
> the past decade) is copper. Years ago I bought a bunch of copper pot
> scrubbers (remember Kurly Kate?), stretched them into largish circles,
> laid them on the soil and planted the seedlings in the centre; never saw
> another slug.

I've read that about copper. You can even circle the seedlings (or whole
gardens) with pennies.