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 > >