Can this be used as a barrier to snails in my home vegetable garden?
604372
I have not used this mesh for snails, only rodents. Check with your local exterminating facility or garden pro shop to see what they recommend. It all depends on how well snails react to rough surfaces and since this mesh has rough surface it may or may not work.
604373
I say yes due to the fact snails do not like copper and this product is very flexible so it can be formed for any use
604374
I garden a lot and YES, a little bit of either copper wire or copper mesh wrapped loosely around the very base of your plants can be very effective against snails and slugs. You don't try to make a barrier with copper; they say it literally acts like an electric fence by giving them a shock when they try to crawl over it. I just know it works to keep the slugs out of my hostas.
604375
I am not sure of whether it would work or not. I would not think so since snails move slowly over rough surfaces. BUT if you got creative and built a wall of it it MIGHT. But window screening would be cheaper in that case.
604376
There is a longer roll listed for slugs but I don't see why this won't work just fine. I have used thin bare copper wire wrapped in a few loops around the legs of my plant stands and it worked great. I'm going to try this instead this year--it's a lot cheaper than the wire I was using. Slugs get an electric charge when they crawl over the copper, and they don't like it. Surrounding your raised beds with gravel helps to slow them down as well. They go where the eating is easy.
604377
I am not sure how you would install it. I suggest you read up on the life style of snails to see how they move around. I don't think they can go underground, but assume they can climb barriers.
1553345
The mesh is made of one-inch squares, so no, it won't keep insects out. It doesn't block any sunlight, though.
1276902
I don't think this is something that can be applied to plants etc., that produce fruit or vegetables, I certainly wouldn't use it for that. I think you could call the company that produces Deer Stopper ask. Everyone in our area that wants to have things that produce fruits or vegetables puts them in a little area surrounded by tall fencing to keep the deer out. Good Luck
893741
I did not have that particular problem. I did not find the product very effective at keeping "critters" away from my garden. I will not purchase it again.
1587256
I should think so. I have mine under wood chips with a pair of active dogs constantly running all over it. Their activity displaces a lot of the mulch but the weed barrier remains effective and intact.
304089
Wow, sorry to hear that. Normally they only consume partially broken-down organic material. I don't think Neem is strong enough to penetrate the "shell", but it wouldn't hurt to try. Perhaps if you combine the Neem solution with a small amount of detergent. Not too much, though, or you'll burn your plants too.
933304
We used it behind an ornamental fence to fill in the gaps and have not had an issue in our garden yet. Having said that, any rodent could chew through this if determined.
1642013
Haven't tried it but I think it could work. Mice don't like the mesh and it should wrap well around the pipe with plastic zip ties.
84998
I would think that would work. It attracted a ton of ladybugs to my garden last summer. Good luck!
1828212
I've used it in my tank with snails on many occasions without any problems. My snails are still safe and happy. I am not saying it is or isn't safe, simply saying that in my tank, my snails are doing great using Algone on a regular basis. Keeps the water clear and healthy as well!
1314954
I think the tape is not wide enough. Snails can crawl over sometimes. I have to put 2 or 3 side by side.
1867714
Dear Beth, I purchased the copper mesh to prevent snails from climbing and eating up leaves on certain young fruit trees which I am experimenting with. It's wonderfully effective, very easy to cut and shape to your needs.
826456
No. You don't want to use this where pets or children can ingest it. It works great on the snails and slugs, but it is also poisonous to pets and humans.
1346039
I wouldn't think so. It's a complete barrier to the soil. The only way we could plant flowers was to cut a hole in the material for each individual plant.By the way, it did a GREAT job keeping the weeds away for us.
375307
I guess that it will work. I cut x's into the weed barrier for about 10 plants in a raised bed. Weeds were able to grow around the base of the plants, and also at the edges of the wall. I used the long staples to hold the barrier in place. Nothing grew in the uncut area of the barrier.
823079
I think it would if you built a frame around it onto which you could adhere the mesh. I used it for blueberry bushes and it worked for me except the squirrels did find ways in to get the blueberries.
407767
I would think it's possible, but would put landscaping fabric followed by a thin layer of gravel just to inhibit leakage of fine soil from box. Our box is over what was lawn. We put landscaping fabric in bottom mainly to inhibit any weed growth from whatever was under the garden as we didn't get rid of the grass first. In the fall when cleaning out the summer growth we discovered that the roots of our tomatoes etc. did go down through the fabric into the soil below so we are not sure how well the garden plants would do with just the soil in the box. Flowers and/or smaller plants would most likely be OK, but larger plants might not do as well.