Copper does NOT keep slugs out of your garden

I read on a website discussing natural ways to get rid of slugs that they will not cross over copper. I have a bunch of beading wire that is 100% copper so I started making rings around my plants with it. Then I saw a slug. I surrounded it with the copper wire. The slug slimed its way right over the copper wire like idgaf. I stopped putting copper wire around my plants and gathered the rest back. Dont believe everything you read on the internet and copper is not the solution for everything.

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MethDozer · M

It does work but two things. You need uncoated copper and it needs to have some surfa e area.

Copper wire for jewelry and embroidery usually is lacquered or coated in a clear resin so it doesn't corrode as easily.

morrgin · F

@MethDozer yeah i was using copper jewelry wire, but from what u said i feel not so defeated and want to try again