Kate Voyageur's Page

"I used to use the copper tape but it's expensive and doesn't last more than one season so I bought copper tubing and elbows from the Home Depot to build a "dam" around the perimeter of my raised beds.  Still a little pricey…"

"Natural Slug Control Hi guys, just found this site with very good suggestions and it even includes Michele's beer suggestion.   Go figure."

"don't know if you noticed in backyard chicken discussions that shelly is gifting some chick starter. thought you might be interested."

"It's a little labor intensive but I just go out in the evenings every now and then and collect as many as I can find. Then, in the morning, I feed them to my chickens."

"Hi Kate, you may want to ask someone at The Food Mill. They have a really good resource with ways to organically get rid of bugs. Michele's suggestions may come up but there may also be a few more. My mom and I used to use salt but that's…"

"A strip of copper wire around the planter is supposed to help with snails and slugs. Supposedly it sends them a shock. Other people use a bowl of beer. I don't know if that's peaceable, but they would die happy..."

"Hi Kate, welcome to Found Fruit.  Hope you enjoy the site.  Let us know if you have feedback or questions."