Comments on: Good Container Gardening Practices to PREVENT Pest Problems http://lifeonthebalcony.com/good-container-gardening-practices-to-prevent-pest-problems/ Gardening Tips for Apartment and Condo Dwellers Mon, 21 May 2012 20:47:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Edible Container Gardening is Fun & Rewarding! « aHa! Modern Living http://lifeonthebalcony.com/good-container-gardening-practices-to-prevent-pest-problems/comment-page-1/#comment-9369 Edible Container Gardening is Fun & Rewarding! « aHa! Modern Living Thu, 24 Feb 2011 19:23:23 +0000 http://lifeonthebalcony.com/?p=2878#comment-9369 [...] (and it is “when” not “if”) pests attack your plants, use an integrated pest management approach to control [...] [...] (and it is “when” not “if”) pests attack your plants, use an integrated pest management approach to control [...]

]]> By: Fern http://lifeonthebalcony.com/good-container-gardening-practices-to-prevent-pest-problems/comment-page-1/#comment-6328 Fern Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:02:20 +0000 http://lifeonthebalcony.com/?p=2878#comment-6328 Mary--What about cheap copper coil from the hardware store? If you're interested in other possibilities, the University of California has a pretty useful article on all sorts of kinds of <a href="http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7427.html" rel="nofollow">snail control methods.</a> Mary–What about cheap copper coil from the hardware store? If you’re interested in other possibilities, the University of California has a pretty useful article on all sorts of kinds of snail control methods.

]]> By: shari http://lifeonthebalcony.com/good-container-gardening-practices-to-prevent-pest-problems/comment-page-1/#comment-6322 shari Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:57:25 +0000 http://lifeonthebalcony.com/?p=2878#comment-6322 @Mary C: I've used recycled copper wire around pots and it works just fine, as long as you have a wide enough band of it around your pot. You need enough in order to keep the snails and slugs away, not just shock them. That's why the copper tape is thin and wide. If you don't have a wide enough band of copper the snails and slugs just glide right over it. Experiment and see what works best in your garden. I ultimately gave up on the wire because it was so much work (I had really thin wire to work with) and had a lot of trouble to get it to adhere correctly to the pots while still maintaining the chemical reaction necessary to keep snails and slugs at bay. The copper has to be untreated for it to work correctly. Good luck! @Mary C: I’ve used recycled copper wire around pots and it works just fine, as long as you have a wide enough band of it around your pot. You need enough in order to keep the snails and slugs away, not just shock them. That’s why the copper tape is thin and wide. If you don’t have a wide enough band of copper the snails and slugs just glide right over it. Experiment and see what works best in your garden. I ultimately gave up on the wire because it was so much work (I had really thin wire to work with) and had a lot of trouble to get it to adhere correctly to the pots while still maintaining the chemical reaction necessary to keep snails and slugs at bay. The copper has to be untreated for it to work correctly. Good luck!

]]> By: Mary C. http://lifeonthebalcony.com/good-container-gardening-practices-to-prevent-pest-problems/comment-page-1/#comment-6318 Mary C. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:42:41 +0000 http://lifeonthebalcony.com/?p=2878#comment-6318 Oooo...looking up red clover... Did they mention anything about preventing leafminers? I found some yesterday >:( And I've know about copper tape for awhile, but it's just so darn expensive. It's made me wonder...would copper wire from worn out extension cords wrapped around my pots work just as well...? Oooo…looking up red clover…

Did they mention anything about preventing leafminers? I found some yesterday >:(

And I’ve know about copper tape for awhile, but it’s just so darn expensive. It’s made me wonder…would copper wire from worn out extension cords wrapped around my pots work just as well…?

]]> By: melanie watts http://lifeonthebalcony.com/good-container-gardening-practices-to-prevent-pest-problems/comment-page-1/#comment-6316 melanie watts Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:56:10 +0000 http://lifeonthebalcony.com/?p=2878#comment-6316 Good advice. Crop rotation and a crop row cover is the best way I know to deter pests in the vegetable garden. Good advice. Crop rotation and a crop row cover is the best way I know to deter pests in the vegetable garden.

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