I know the REAL biocultivator had a little copper rivet attached to it. Gardena has a similar tool with apparently some sort of copper plating, looks like much higher dosing with copper.
I view this way of adding copper to soil with some skepticism. How do you know the soil needs copper? What are the real reasons you might be having fungal disease problems? A penny for your thoughts, and all that.... Frank ----'calling a copper' not his first line of defense ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gil Robertson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2002 4:18 PM Subject: Re: Wired! Insect deterrents > Hi! Manfred, > Could you post a description of the French Hoe, please? > > Is it related to the French Coil? I bought a couple of those from the American > Dowser's site and then made copies for may own use, as I felt they were grossly > over priced. The French Coils boosted the vitality of garden plants and they > grew better and bad no pests, compared with controls. > > Gil > > Manfred Palmer wrote: > > > Tom: > > Maybe your example relates to the anti-fungal effect of those metals' trace > > elements on/in the soil. > > There is a French Hoe sold locally which has an embedded copper disc which > > eventually would touch most of a cultivated garden. There has been mention > > made of a plow with the same feature.....But , insects.....i dunno > > .......manfred > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Thomas Schley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 8:50 PM > > Subject: Wired! Insect deterrents > > > > > Hi Folks, > > > An acquaintance told me she's heard of people using very thin copper > > > or silver wire to ward off insects and maybe other critters. The > > > wire is strung a few inches above the ground and runs up and down the > > > garden rows. Anyone heard of this? What is the principle behind it? > > > I assume it concentrates energy somehow that insects don't like. > > > Since it doesn't seem to be very common it must have some drawbacks? > > > Or is it just one of those magnificent ideas from the 1960s like > > > smoking banana peels? > > > -Tom > > > >
