Width specification
Since the product spec only shows length, this post is to share the width, which is 1 1/8". I haven't set up my planting beds yet, so don't have performance feedback to share.
Further detail January 2, 2009 - I set up my planting beds a few months ago, wrapping the tape around the circumference of each. The tape holds relatively rigid form as it unwinds, making it easy to apply to the beds without sticking to itself or you. Now in January, it appears the winter cold and wet loosens the tape's adhesion to the wooden bed frame, and will need to be pressed down in the spring.
Further detail April 7, 2009 - The tape has peeled away from my wooden planting beds in large chunks. Grit and soil has gotten underneath the adhesive side causing the tape to droop off the beds. It will need to be re-laid for the growing season.
The Only Product For Keeping Slugs Away W/O Killing Them
For organic gardening, Copper Slug and Snail Tape is THE BEST product for keeping slugs off your plants without having to kill them. After all, it's not their fault they're slugs. And all the other products for slug prevention are toxic to the environment, other bugs and deadly to animals. You can wrap it around the planter or a collar of some sort around the plant base (a cat food can w/ the bottom cut off is great). You just have to make sure there is not a blade of grass or dirt splashing up on the collar that the slugs can use as a bridge. Even after it is corroded or dull, is still works. I was told that in emits a tiny electric shock to the slugs. Obviously not harmful. I have been using it for years and have never found a dead slug.
It works?!
This product works at keeping the snails from my container garden. I had researched non-toxic ways to prevent the little boogers from attacking my vegetables and copper tape was listed as the way to go. I tried it, wrapping each pot and from then on - no more snail damage. It worked so well, I ordered more tape and now have everything in my garden wrapped. It looks quite decorative too.
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