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    beware some milky saps!

    just to be clearer - current incident has happened in St. John's Newfoundland, not Toronto
    Post by: barb t, Aug 7, 2008 in forum: HortForum
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    beware some milky saps!

    I'm just back from the emergency dept, the second time in a year, with a face that looks like a swollen red mask....both incidents have occurred...
    Thread by: barb t, Aug 7, 2008, 6 replies, in forum: HortForum
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    I heard copper will repel snails, is this true?

    re vegetable gardens and slugs/snails...I planted a small vegetable garden a month ago here in Newfoundland, and placed about 50 single chive...
    Post by: barb t, Aug 7, 2008 in forum: Garden Pest Management and Identification
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    I heard copper will repel snails, is this true?

    the size/type of snails and slugs is an interesting topic...when I started in this garden, in Newfoundland, a month ago, I found some monster...
    Post by: barb t, Aug 4, 2008 in forum: Garden Pest Management and Identification
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    I heard copper will repel snails, is this true?

    re different slugs in different places - my comments in the last week or so basically apply to my 30 years' gardening in the Toronto area... but...
    Post by: barb t, Aug 4, 2008 in forum: Garden Pest Management and Identification
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    slug control

    Saleve I'd be very interested to hear how you make out. It almost seems TOO simple, doesn't it? :)
    Post by: barb t, Jul 31, 2008 in forum: Garden Pest Management and Identification
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    I heard copper will repel snails, is this true?

    I've done the eggshell thing for the last couple of years as well...i'm sure they're good for the soil...I'm a lazy gardener, in the tradition of...
    Post by: barb t, Jul 31, 2008 in forum: Garden Pest Management and Identification
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    slug control

    people with slug/snail problems can check out the thread here about copper for some more info... I tried an idea a few years ago I'd heard...
    Post by: barb t, Jul 29, 2008 in forum: Garden Pest Management and Identification
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    I heard copper will repel snails, is this true?

    at some point in my desperate googling about slugs and snails I found a recommendation for using plants to chase them away... plants like...
    Post by: barb t, Jul 29, 2008 in forum: Garden Pest Management and Identification