Cheryl wrote:
> "flitterbit" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> 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.
>
>
That would certainly work! Some garden supply houses sell rolls of
copper barrier material, but it's not cheap; it's probably less
expensive to use pennies!