Uses of Copper Wire in Gardening
The copper wire or wire It has several uses in gardening, mainly used to prevent damage to plants.
The copper wire It is a great method to prevent fungus in vegetables, but it is also used as a barrier to prevent molluscs such as snails and slugs from destroying crops. The copper wire It is recommended to use it on vegetable plants, mainly on tomatoes, peppers, aubergines or courgettes.
How to use copper wire in vegetables to prevent fungi?
Placing the copper wire in our vegetables is very simple, but we must be very delicate so as not to damage the plants.
First of all, we must acquire a thread that is fine and malleable to be able to work it comfortably, we recommend using threads that are 0.5, 0.8, 1, 1.5 or 2 millimeters thick but that are annealed to be able to bend them easily.
Once we have our thread we must cut a small piece depending on the height of our plant, to know how much to cut we measure the stem of our plant and cut according to its length.
Once we have the thread cut, we will follow the following Steps:
- We stick one end of the thread into the stem, approximately
about 5 or 10 centimeters from the ground. - The thread should be stuck in until it comes out the other end of the stem.
- We wrap the rest of the thread around the stem, so that it is loose, without squeezing the stem, since the plant will grow and the thread can reach strangle her
The ions of the copper wire will circulate through the sap, preventing fungi such as mildew from generating on the plant, thus avoiding spots on the vegetables.
The complementary use of fertilizers is also recommended to maintain the good condition of the vegetables.
Strapping or copper mesh to prevent pests
The copper strapping they are rolled plates of copper, of which the necessary meters can be cut. Must make sure to purchase a thin annealed copper plate, less than of a millimeter, which allows us to handle it correctly.
Once we have the strapping, we cut the necessary measure to place it around our plants. We must place the iron surrounding the stems, trunk or roots of it, nailing this strip into the ground to ensure its support. To close our circle we can hook it with loops easily piercing the strap.
This will help us repel slugs and snails that can damage our plants, plus copper is not a toxic material for pets, wild animals and children.
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Good morning, will copper strapping be effective against leaf-cutting ants?
thank you!!
Good morning, thanks for your comment!
To prevent ants, it is recommended to wrap the tree or plants with copper wire. The strapping has the same properties so it also prevents them. However, it is a somewhat more complicated material to handle to wrap the plants, so we recommend a thickness of 0.1 millimeters since it is easier to handle.
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