Using Copper In The Garden. Fact? Or Myth?

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  • Опубликовано: 6 окт 2024

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  • @GardeningInCanada
    @GardeningInCanada  Год назад +7

    Here is the copper strip for slugs & snails. geni.us/zHZfyfG
    Here is a link to an Etsy shop that sells copper for plants - similar to the images at 3:20 go.magik.ly/ml/21u5f/
    If I find copper spray I will link it. It’s shockingly difficult to find…

    • @VanderlyndenJengold
      @VanderlyndenJengold Год назад

      Slugs went to town on my greenhouse peppers this year. Finally, I removed the slugs and the peppers grew nicely. I wish I'd removed them earlier!

    • @bradprewitt8534
      @bradprewitt8534 Год назад +2

      Captain jacks- copper fungicide

    • @anasazirose
      @anasazirose Год назад +1

      You can make Bordeaux mix with lime and copper sulfate, so why not just use the copper sulfate and make a copper spray?

    • @Onetrueapple
      @Onetrueapple 24 дня назад

      I know this video isn’t new, but I’m doing some deep dives! That Etsy shop doesn’t list copper spray as of now. What could I look for when looking for copper foliage spray? Or can I use copper fungicide? Or make my own? Thanks Ashley, I’m always digging through your videos and seeing what keeps the plant captives happy!

  • @nadinegaudet1870
    @nadinegaudet1870 Год назад +52

    This year I am experimenting with the copper wire wrapped on bamboo and placed in the soil next to the roots. Did this about 3 weeks ago and my peppers and this is what I have noticed visually this far. The peppers and tomatoes with the stake never get wilty even when it's 33°c. The plants have shot up in height and are taller than their neighbors without the copper stakes. To my surprise the tomatoes and pepper plants with copper have an insane amount of flowers and so far the veggies growing on them are larger too. So that's my observations so far, and I love that you make these videos!! Thanks so much for all your amazing info. ❤

    • @VanderlyndenJengold
      @VanderlyndenJengold Год назад +4

      Better growing conditions may be the factors that influence your pepper growing more succesfully.
      I know a guy who has begun using copper to germinate seeds and thinks it works. He also argues that the world is flat, so here I am to see what scientists can prove.

    • @shte3
      @shte3 10 месяцев назад +1

      Are we really spinning on a ball 2 different ways while speeding thru the galaxy at a rate so fast yet we feel nothing? Nothing moves…….gravity is so smart it knows how muc an ocean needs as opposed to a butterfly or an aunt. Hum🤔

    • @RonnieMcNutt666
      @RonnieMcNutt666 8 месяцев назад +1

      @@VanderlyndenJengold copper is extremely powerful. 7x energy of water and moves 600x as much energy as water.

    • @andruloni
      @andruloni 7 месяцев назад +3

      @@RonnieMcNutt666I water my plants with molten copper

    • @lindahernandez7768
      @lindahernandez7768 6 месяцев назад +1

      I made a copper and bamboo coiled stake and placed it at the trunk of a 4 year old almond tree, and my almonds were the size of plumbs.

  • @maplestacker3065
    @maplestacker3065 Год назад +42

    So im an electrician with tons of scrap copper lying around. I been seeing so much stuff about electroculture since last summer and i decided to go all out and not even have a control group!!!!! I put over 20 antennans and i even bought some copper pipe and wraped copper around that and made antennas at the end of them!!!!! I planted my tomato plants (that were weak and over watered oops) straight in without weathering them 6 weeks ago. I dont know if theres somewhere where i can send you pictures but im 5 foot 9 and my tomoto plants are about 6 feet now!!!!!!!!!!! My cucumbers were almost dead because of crazy 35+ degrees in june. All their leaves fried......now they're all thriving im picking about 5 cucumbers per day off of 8 plants. My peppers my celery cabbage carrots radishes kale onions EVERYTHING is massive. One of my friends is a seasoned grower and she cant believe its my second year doing this!! My results are better then hers!!!!! The only difference is my antennas. We started seedling at the same time and she weathered her stuff and i didnt. Im not using ANYTHING to make this grow and my kids are reaping all the benefits. Electroculture works!!!!!!

    • @kodeyvanhorn8160
      @kodeyvanhorn8160 Год назад +5

      How far apart are you placing antennas, and how deep? I'm really curious.

    • @maplestacker3065
      @maplestacker3065 Год назад

      @@kodeyvanhorn8160 i just went ahead and put them about 4-6 feet appart. I went in at least 6 inches deep with the antennas. The summer is winding down now so i picked most of the stuff out but out of 6 green pepper plants i got at least 50 peppers, i picked tomatoes all summer long!!!!! My cucumbers got root rot because of all the rain but i planted new ones and still picking some but got root rot again because of all the damn rain. My green/yellow beans are the size of my forearms and snap peas are huge as well. The celery grew to be 5 feet tall. My carrots are crazy as well. They grew deep and its mostly clay after 4 inches of dirt. I planted stuff way to close. Next summer i think im gonna have better results. O and i never seen SO MUCH wildlife in my backyard. Its been 12 years and the amount of birds, bees, squirrels, skunks have been out of control. Only the last 2 weeks they've all been eating the tomatoes. Nothing went missing before that. And ZERO pesticides or fertilizers!!!! I hope it helps😊

    • @danielscorner
      @danielscorner 4 месяца назад

      Can you send me pictures of it on email?:)

    • @calysagora3615
      @calysagora3615 4 месяца назад

      And your control group? All I hear is anecdotal "evidence".

    • @maplestacker3065
      @maplestacker3065 4 месяца назад

      @@kodeyvanhorn8160 randomly close to all the veggies. I got bamboo sticks, wrapped 7 feet of wire around them and i have about 3or 4 inches in the ground(so that it stays in well enough) and whatever is left at the top i point it straight up in the air

  • @Batchat2352
    @Batchat2352 Год назад +18

    The world economic forum😳. I doubt they want you to grow more food.

    • @charlesboston1
      @charlesboston1 Год назад +2

      i know , right , .... but they also want us to eat more plants , so maybe there is something to it ..... and if it works , feed the extra plants to cows :D ;)

    • @Batchat2352
      @Batchat2352 Год назад

      @@charlesboston1 they want us to be dependent of government. Not be self dependent. They talk about much worst stuff like genocide

    • @theghostofsabertache9049
      @theghostofsabertache9049 Год назад +7

      They want you to eat the bugs own nothing and be happy.

    • @Batchat2352
      @Batchat2352 Год назад

      @@theghostofsabertache9049 yep

    • @mariae6942
      @mariae6942 7 месяцев назад

      Right!

  • @NBC_is_TDS_Cultist_HQ
    @NBC_is_TDS_Cultist_HQ Год назад +10

    I already use lots of copper,silver too in the form of cash to buy things like amendments etc, I am in need of better weather more than more tips. has been horrible weather so far and I'm sick of clouds rain and poor air quality, but thanks for the video.

  • @myretiredhobbiesgainesvill8140
    @myretiredhobbiesgainesvill8140 Год назад +6

    I started using a copper shield around the base of my pepper plants to keep the slugs away. Before I put it in place the slugs were eating holes in the leaves. After I installed the copper mesh around the base, no more holes in the leaves. It works great and I will be using this every year from now on. Thanks for all your great videos.

    • @VanderlyndenJengold
      @VanderlyndenJengold Год назад

      I've viewed slugs crossing copper so don't think it's 100% effective. Mind you, if it was just 50% effective I bet I would've used it this year.

    • @kdccmb
      @kdccmb 11 месяцев назад

      Crushed eggshells to eliminate slugs & snails. Just sprinkle around plants. Do not get it on leaves as it will burn them.

  • @KatesGarden
    @KatesGarden Год назад +6

    Copper as a fungicide makes sense to me though I’ve never tried it. Copper is also used in bottom paint for boats in the ocean to help prevent the growth of barnacles etc on the hull (I don’t think they sell it to consumers anymore for environmental reasons but it’s still available to professionals). When you see a big commercial vessel with a red bottom in the water it’s because that paint is laced with copper. (It’s also available in other colours but presumably basic red is cheaper with less added pigment)
    Thanks and Happy Canada Day! 🇨🇦

  • @elnosworld9893
    @elnosworld9893 10 месяцев назад +3

    I’m pretty sure there’s a lot of people out here experimenting with copper to grow their plants and protect them from insects, fungus and bacteria. I’ve seen a few and they’ll show you the difference between the ones they’ve actually used copper on and ones that they haven’t and some of them are pretty technical, so I’m think everybody should try things, but do a little research into the science behind it and find out exactly how to move forward but if you’re really curious and you don’t have the wherewithal to go ahead and do the experimentfollow a few people who are tweaking it and finding positive results and then it’ll save you a lot of trouble in the future and how you wish to move forward if gardening is your thing

  • @MushroomMagpie
    @MushroomMagpie Год назад +5

    Trying passive elcroculture on my garden this year and so far the garden is really popping. You can feel heat above the antennas. I have 4 in so fsr and maybe 3 more to go.

    • @mariae6942
      @mariae6942 7 месяцев назад

      Wow! Thanks for your comment.

    • @mariae6942
      @mariae6942 7 месяцев назад +1

      May I ask, how close are you putting the stakes to your plants?

  • @VOTE4TAJ
    @VOTE4TAJ Год назад +3

    I got a 6 inch copper wire from work site and placed on 4 x 4 next to my tomato plant. I don’t know if it’s working or not but the plant itself is very healthy.
    I may make a small wind turbine with copper electric wire

  • @dreamlovermimi9458
    @dreamlovermimi9458 Год назад +3

    Liquid copper fungicide truly works for my fungal and bacteria infected plants! Mint Rust is almost impossible to get rid of but the copper does help !

  • @Stefdutch
    @Stefdutch 7 месяцев назад +1

    Would’ve loved to hear everything you had to say it was very interesting. I’m sure but the wind and the birds. Mostly the wind became very distracting.

  • @rmhowell100
    @rmhowell100 Год назад +3

    Copper did get rid og my leafy mold on my crepe myrtle

  • @anthonyburke5656
    @anthonyburke5656 12 дней назад

    Many years ago, my grandfather showed me a “trick” of threading a very fine copper wire into the stem of tomato seedlings, I do it, because if I don’t I don’t get half as many and those are not as tasty

  • @jasonschannel9017
    @jasonschannel9017 5 месяцев назад

    Kudos to you for strongly recommending people try electroculture of they want to rather than just taking your word for it.

  • @meganginger3791
    @meganginger3791 Год назад +2

    Fun topic! Thank you! Your hair is amazing!!I've been wanting to play around with this😊

  • @Leanne_N
    @Leanne_N Год назад +1

    I like mesh to help against slugs for sure but haven’t tried any of the others

  • @mr.hamilton5393
    @mr.hamilton5393 Год назад +2

    You teased me with them braided ponytail

  • @Mracelocates
    @Mracelocates 6 месяцев назад

    Marker :56. Right off the bat I felt at home. I am medical and grow cannabis for myself. I began as a complete novice and read about this on the cannabis plants. Many myths surround tomatoes and cannabis.

  • @kbjerke
    @kbjerke Год назад +3

    There are more things in heaven and Earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy .
    It was relevant to some point in your video, but I misplaced it. LOL Thank you for your efforts!!

  • @rmhowell100
    @rmhowell100 Год назад +1

    Slugs and catepillars are eating my hostas, dahlias, hydrangeas, and sweet potatie vine and other vegetation! I did apply sluggo but got wet and moldy underneath the plants…..still meed to rid the insects, I hope I’m not fighting a loosing battle cause they’re still causing damage! I’m in AL zone 8b

  • @artstamper316
    @artstamper316 Год назад +2

    Good video with lots of information to help cut through the “bull.” I might try the copper thing some time just for fun. I do have a question about using copper fungicide on my lettuce and tomatoes, though. After spraying it, is the lettuce and tomato safe to eat? After washing, maybe? I’ve been reluctant to use it before now because I’m trying to be organic. Thanks.

    • @GardeningInCanada
      @GardeningInCanada  Год назад

      Glad it was helpful! And yes it’s totally safe to eat.

  • @JudePowell-b3r
    @JudePowell-b3r Месяц назад

    I started using copper wire wound around a bamboo stick a week or so ago. Slugs qere eating my pumpkins and cucamelons. Since i put them in they are growing without any slug damage. It seems to work.

  • @rise4329
    @rise4329 Год назад +2

    Thank you as always Ashley!❤

  • @trollforge
    @trollforge Год назад +1

    You Missed 2 Ashley... Though I haven't heard of either in a very long time, since the 70s & 90s... 1st, (70s) use old copper water pipe as the stake to tie the tomato plant to. 2nd, when setting up a new garden bed, before double digging, grab 6 or 8 feet of old copper household electrical wire, strip and cut into 1/8ish inch pieces, and dig in... IIRC it was supposed to stimulate growth...

    • @GardeningInCanada
      @GardeningInCanada  Год назад +1

      I thought you were going to say the blue spruce hack when I read the copper pipe comment

    • @trollforge
      @trollforge Год назад

      @@GardeningInCanada Not familiar with that one.

  • @roncozad4108
    @roncozad4108 5 месяцев назад

    Ain't know where as windy as Windy Wyoming!! The trees actually grow sideways cause of the wind blowing so often, I'm pretty sure that's where the wind blown look came fom.

  • @brianseybert2189
    @brianseybert2189 Год назад +1

    My tomatoes get some form of blight or wilt every year, some varieties not so much, some years not so much. A popular RUclips gardener advocates using a solution of hydrogen peroxide, I am very hesitant to do that (unless you approve). Will try the copper based fungicide.
    Different subject! A friend of mine asked me if allelopathic properties can reduce pest pressure in a garden, have no clue.
    Really enjoy your videos! Stay Well!!!
    Have a video coming out later today that might be of interest.

    • @GardeningInCanada
      @GardeningInCanada  Год назад

      I’ll do a video on this because I have blight this year

  • @EvelynKowalski
    @EvelynKowalski 5 месяцев назад

    I pierced my tomato plants with copper wire, and left a small piece of copper wire in the bottom of the and I’m having great results, in all honesty I’ve never had such an abundance of huge delicious tomatoes before.

  • @staythecourse2927
    @staythecourse2927 Год назад +2

    TY for this good informative video (as always!). I have copper mesh from LV & it is making a difference for sure...slugs were decimating my garden sorrel. Question: what do you think of copper tape (adhesive on back)? I've see a few RUclips vids where a narrow band of copper tape is at base of a container (way less than 6" width)... haven't heard anything from them, just noticed the pots in their greenhouses. Thx!

    • @yesterdayseyes
      @yesterdayseyes Год назад +1

      I tried the tape and it didn't work for me, but the mesh works great!

    • @GardeningInCanada
      @GardeningInCanada  Год назад +1

      It would need to be a thicker to get rid of pest problems unfortunately

  • @MLR-jw5em
    @MLR-jw5em 2 месяца назад +1

    Your hair is so pretty

  • @jenjoy4353
    @jenjoy4353 Год назад +2

    Would the copper mesh work against rollypollies?

  • @sansomspressurecleaningpoo9519
    @sansomspressurecleaningpoo9519 Год назад +2

    Where do you buy the copper sheeting from?

  • @carolstuff
    @carolstuff Год назад

    I’ve only used copper as a fungicide. What the mixture for a foliar spray? Thanks for sharing this info Ashley!

  • @kele1264
    @kele1264 Год назад

    I bought copper tape a while back, to put around my containers to fight snails climbing up the sides. I don't think it was wide enough (I think it was 2 or 3 inches wide). Wish I had known about this mesh, it seems a lot better and easier to work with. I never would've put copper wire through a plant. I also won't be putting 8-foot copper spirals in my garden. I may consider foliar spray, not sure. Do you use copper for foliar spray? Is the expense justified when compared with other more common methods? Thanks Ashley! I love when you do myth busting.

  • @wendyburston3132
    @wendyburston3132 Год назад +2

    What is that copper sheet actually called, I'd love to get it.

    • @GardeningInCanada
      @GardeningInCanada  Год назад

      The chain mail looking stuff I was holding? I linked it above

    • @GardeningInCanada
      @GardeningInCanada  Год назад +1

      I totally forgot to link it sorry! geni.us/zHZfyfG

  • @amandam.139
    @amandam.139 Год назад +3

    I'm fam jam are in foam lake and sheho, just wondering if your from around there

  • @tubefluid
    @tubefluid 5 месяцев назад

    At the beginning, I thought this was an episode of Wayne's World with their extreme closeup.😁
    Thanks for the info. Very pretty red hair, btw.

  • @maggietaskila8606
    @maggietaskila8606 Год назад

    This thought came to mind while reading a historical article about the Potato Famine in Ireland. Would copper work to stop potato blight?
    Hi! from the Saskatchewan Montana boarder.

  • @oreopaksun2512
    @oreopaksun2512 Год назад +3

    Hmmm, I do have a fair amount of copper wire to train bonsai. It would drive traditionalists bonkers if I extended that wire above the plant to form some weird spirals to channel the ether and spiritual whoohoo to the roots. ROFL

  • @jojow8416
    @jojow8416 Год назад +1

    As Always, GREAT information.

  • @Sylvie_M
    @Sylvie_M Год назад +1

    LOL, hey girl! Being from SK myself I understand the wind and you need a windshield for your microphone (since it is never un-windy there). 🤣🤣🤣

    • @GardeningInCanada
      @GardeningInCanada  Год назад

      The sad part is it had the wind muff 🥲

    • @Sylvie_M
      @Sylvie_M Год назад

      @@GardeningInCanada maybe just a bigger one and then you will have the muff! 😂

  • @jamesjohnsonjr75
    @jamesjohnsonjr75 7 месяцев назад

    So what about the bees will this make it difficult for them also will this work with Flower's

  • @noneshere
    @noneshere Год назад

    Yup it works, if you can find real copper pennies.
    The went fake @ 1980.
    My granny kept snails out of pots with pennies.
    The acid in the metal burns they foot.
    You can coil solid copper home electric wire around the plant lightly and that works on snails foot too.
    Wood ash dusting works good to control outdoor pest too.
    It works perfect, just use it very sparingly so the rain washes everything in again.

  • @charlesboston1
    @charlesboston1 Год назад

    YOUR COPPER FOLIAR SPRAY ..... what are you using ? , how much per gallon ( or liter ) . are you using a wetting agent ?
    would copper sulfate work for this ?

  • @amandam.139
    @amandam.139 Год назад +4

    I love your channel thank you for all the information

  • @fillmorehillmore8239
    @fillmorehillmore8239 Год назад +1

    Anything on Ozonated water in gardening?

  • @ASSADZMANFILMS
    @ASSADZMANFILMS 4 месяца назад

    I justvwrapped my plum trees and apple tree in copper mesh is that ok?i stapled it in the tree with a staple gun

  • @amandam.139
    @amandam.139 Год назад +3

    What do you use for the spray for copper

  • @veronprehay1002
    @veronprehay1002 5 месяцев назад

    How much copper coil or antenna per plant

  • @rainaj6859
    @rainaj6859 Год назад

    How about contrary use to kill trees? I've heard copper nails in bottom of trunk kills them in a few months.

  • @quinnkaufman9313
    @quinnkaufman9313 6 месяцев назад +1

    Do those electroculture kits work on Amazon? I want to try this out this year but not sure where to start

  • @macbrewster2392
    @macbrewster2392 4 месяца назад

    Chicago is not windy with wind, they got the name from the fact that politicians from Chicago where known for being long winded i.e. they talked a lot and gave very long speeches and presentations. Hence, the windy city.

  • @sathancat
    @sathancat 5 месяцев назад +1

    How can you NOT simply take the WEF and China's word at face value!?
    Seriously though, cool, windy video

  • @Justin.Sanctuary.Studio.D16
    @Justin.Sanctuary.Studio.D16 4 месяца назад

    Thank you.

  • @james10739
    @james10739 Год назад +2

    Im not listening to the world economic forms for anything

  • @MyPetZombie84
    @MyPetZombie84 11 месяцев назад

    I have never heard of electroculture before....that's wild and I will not be trying it! :D Some of the comments surprise me - copper is just a well-known fungicide and algecide!
    I use beer to catch and kill slugs, works great.

  • @nstephens66
    @nstephens66 5 месяцев назад

    Lost me at etcetera. Found me, again, at so forth. 😅

  • @Inky-Art
    @Inky-Art 6 месяцев назад +1

    Ugh... that wind in your microphone is terribly deterring. ☹️

  • @HumanElectroculture
    @HumanElectroculture 3 месяца назад

    Fact. No doubt about it!

  • @flipflat4814
    @flipflat4814 Год назад +1

    I had a 5 gallon bucket completely full of old copper pennies, and decided to plant a tomato plant in it.
    The bad news is It didn't work out very well the plant died in less than a weeks time🤷.
    The good news is i still had a bucket full of copper pennies 😉.
    The moral of this story is sometimes it doesn't matter how much money you throw at growing a vegetable garden, sometimes the time-tested traditional way is best 🤷😉.

    • @kayci2058
      @kayci2058 2 месяца назад

      @flipflat4814-- next time use only a few pennies. You caused copper poisoning

  • @Sourman5000
    @Sourman5000 4 месяца назад

    I have my high value indoor plants grounded to the earth by copper wire.

  • @couchyrick6300
    @couchyrick6300 9 месяцев назад

    im sorry i wanted to like this but the wind is killing me

  • @mraros9332
    @mraros9332 Год назад

    Plants et cetera and so forth

  • @OneGeronimo
    @OneGeronimo Год назад +2

    The WEF...?

    • @GardeningInCanada
      @GardeningInCanada  Год назад

      Completely forgot to link that thank you for reminding me.
      www.org/agenda/2018/10/china-has-made-a-shocking-food-production-discovery-electro-culture/

    • @bernadineheida4512
      @bernadineheida4512 Год назад

      @@GardeningInCanada the link doesn't work

    • @charlesboston1
      @charlesboston1 Год назад

      @@GardeningInCanada , DOCUMENT NOT FOUND

  • @couchyrick6300
    @couchyrick6300 9 месяцев назад

    bruh why you didnt do the video inside

  • @shawniedaily7744
    @shawniedaily7744 7 месяцев назад +1

    Yes there is proof a lady posted her giant veggies from using the antenna structure

    • @mariae6942
      @mariae6942 7 месяцев назад

      Yes! I saw that tik tok video. Her veggies were amazing!

  • @EverWool
    @EverWool 7 месяцев назад

    Imma call bs on his number of 2-3x 1.25-1.50x is more accurate

  • @kevinhancey1695
    @kevinhancey1695 5 месяцев назад

    The wind killed a lot of your audio.😕

  • @jennideans
    @jennideans Год назад

    Very annoying wind noise

  • @sherrywilson7928
    @sherrywilson7928 6 месяцев назад

    Very annoying to watch on a windy day.

  • @grammydayao7581
    @grammydayao7581 4 месяца назад

    Bad day to video tape the wind is making it hard to hear.

  • @supasuprodchinda1350
    @supasuprodchinda1350 10 месяцев назад

    I like redheads.