[Sca-cooks]2 - medieval herb garden

[Bronwynmgn at aol.com]

In a message dated 7/2/2003 11:25:49 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
heleen at ptdprolog.net writes:

> Why copper stripping? Is it something about the copper that stops them or 
> can they just not climb up metal, and if so, why do you have to use copper?

No, it's a specific chemical reaction between the slime on their bodies and 
the copper.  If I remember correctly, it creates something like a small 
electrical charge :-) Something they definitely don't want to deal with.
I used to get a magazine called Kitchen Garden, and that was one of their 
organic suggestions for dealing with slugs.

Brangwayna
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