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The idea is that the copper puts out a weak charge that repels pests such as snails and slugs, maybe nematodes. As far as growth goes, I am not sure., the elemental copper that helps plants is found in composted manures, and if you add some sulfur, it helps absorb copper from the soil. If you want to experiment, you can use copper wire, a thick gauge , buried into or encircling the plant. I have never used it, though, but I've heard about copper wire being used for blight on tomatos. Container planting most important, good drainage soil and water frequently. I use a gro pro mix to add to my soil, good compost from my barn, and for greedy feeders , blood meal, crabshell meal, bone meal and fish emulsion or sea weed emulsion, mixed in with soil mixture, about 1/2 cup each. I imagine encircling the plants stems with pennies that are made from copper could work too, but in a short gardening season, you would still need sulfur to leach it out of the rod, the wire or coin, as I dont think it would leach enough in a 3 month growing season to amount to much.
Wow okay thank you! That was helpful
your welcome!