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<p>New page: <a href="/wiki/File:Slug_collar-IMG_6348.jpg" title="File:Slug collar-IMG 6348.jpg">thumb|300px|Copper pipe sections as slug barriers.</a> I&#039;ve known for years that strips of copper a couple of inches wide make an impenetrable barrier to [[s...</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[Image:Slug collar-IMG 6348.jpg|thumb|300px|Copper pipe sections as slug barriers.]]<br /> I&#039;ve known for years that strips of copper a couple of inches wide make an impenetrable barrier to [[snail]]s and [[slug]]s. On bigger, more established plants, I can usually manage these pests by plucking them off in the morning, but the damage to tiny seedlings can be lethal. After losing some of my [[bean]] and [[pepper]] plants this spring, I went out looking for some copper sheets at Home Depot, without any luck. Because the plants are so small though, I decided to just use a few inch long sections of copper pipe I cut to size (3.5 inches in this case) and just slide it over the plant. It&#039;s been in place a few days now and the weather has gotten warmer, and the plants are loving it! They&#039;ve already grown noticeably since this photo, and not one bit of slug damage since. Every morning I&#039;ve checked, and the pipes have been impenetrable to the slugs.<br /> <br /> {{blog}}</div>

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