Here's my new DIY raised bed and slug control video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/jHqim7aNj9XSiLg.html

Amazing. That slug learned in seconds. Quicker intelligence than a lot of humans.

The zaps scared the crap out of me

I put this around my laz e boy. So far it is keeping the wife, both cats and the slugs off me, thanx.

@j.aguilar4592

6 жыл бұрын

Cambria399 LMAO, sir you made my day.

@susant700

4 жыл бұрын

Cambria399 ...lol. ^×^ I think you have just disproved the old saying: "No man ....can be his own island". I'll have to see if this works on "husbands".

@vancolucci5949

4 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@lorijohnson8425

3 жыл бұрын

😂

Finally something that really works!! This deserves a Nobel prize. Thanks!

@susant700

4 жыл бұрын

CR Sociale Dienst Venlo .....I agree 100%. Bob Kelland deserves a nobel prize for solving this problematic age old garden issue.

@tanahiveley2887

4 жыл бұрын

Wow!!!!! After endless time dealing with these slime balls there is something that will work! I live in Oregon coast. Very slug infested! Many thanks!

Looking at this for almost 10 mins now I dont even have a garden I'm losing it

@BobKelland

7 жыл бұрын

:)

@anthonyvarrica3467

7 жыл бұрын

lol mad response

@Mysmile321

7 жыл бұрын

:D

@redpoppy7230

6 жыл бұрын

I lost it too, laughing at your non-garden comment!!

@kathytappel2650

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂

That's the first time I've seen anything work to hold them back. Thank you!

Thank you for sharing this and keeping your idea free. We are SO going to install one of these on each of our Rain Gutter Grow Systems that we'll be using next growing season. Slugs are a huge pain in our neck of the woods. This is just the ticket. Again, THANK YOU!

I wish I had learned this 20 years ago! I will set this up next spring. I loved the "zapping" sound effects, if only it would do that in real life.

@David-jx4gw

Жыл бұрын

It needs a buzzer that sounds when activated.

I am loving those sound effects. Especially after the slugs killed off two of my tomato seedlings overnight!!! Grrrrrr

Wow that is great especially like the sound effects! lol

I really like this idea! I love the sound effects. thanks

Great video. I set it up with a 9 volt hooked to a solar panel I salvaged from an old garden lamp. Works increfibly well.Thanks for sharing

@diamond2770

4 жыл бұрын

Amazing! Would love to see a video of how that was made.

FINALLY a solution that is cheap, simple to install and looks like an actual working solution. Thanks a lot!

@BobKelland

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@TheCat9991

Жыл бұрын

But what if they are baby slugs? Also, what if they are multiplying in the soil in the bed already?

This was great! Educational and better than tv!

@BobKelland

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Maria :)

finally, something that works! thank you for posting this--I'm going to build one.

I almost woke up my kids laughing at Pavlov's slug!

Thanks Mr Kelland. Very much appreciated. Will make this!

@BobKelland

Жыл бұрын

Hope it works good for you.

No problem when raining because the electrical resistance between the 2 conductors is still very high and therefore very little additional current will flow between them. I live in a very wet area and the battery lasts all of the growing season.

My wife and I just watched this video. VERY awesome. I was looking on instructables for garden box ideas and came across your instructable. I figured it would be something complicated, and yet this is so simple! Just a 9v battery, so elegant and easy. We'll be implementing this for sure.

This is really cool, easy to follow. I will try this when I get some raised bed gardens going. Thanks for sharing.

Wow. I am tempted to try this.

@ricardocobhc8175

4 жыл бұрын

Same here. Getting all the supplies soon, looks easy to install. Good luck!

I was laughing uncontrollably and the sound effects of the slug been shocked

This is genius. Doing it tomorrow!

Thank you for showing us this. Poison is cruel and slugs and snails shouldn't be made to suffer just for trying to live. So this provides an effective deterrent.

Good job! Just what I needed. Thanks so much. God bless you and keep you 💚

This a great idea , Thanks for sharing !

great job ,i'm gonna try this

This is my first time enjoying your KZread channel. Great work! I’m looking forward to more great content from you. Thank you so much for this informative video! I got so much out of it.

@BobKelland

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

Hi Bob, I did it and it just works !!!! It's so simple I can't figure out why its not on the market. Putting the wires on the outer side of the fence is definitely the way to do it: sluggs cant get in but when they get out they end up falling on the outer side. I end up with quite a bit of slime on the wire and it dosen't seem to kill the sluggs. Thank you for your video, its way better than these nasty blue toxic grains

@BobKelland

8 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear about your success!

@klaussvarre3596

7 жыл бұрын

Hi Thomas, 3 month later, did you experience any kind of problems with the electric fence?

Thanks - it is pretty well a sure thing and requires very little attention. Good luck this spring/summer!

Great video, thank you! I'll go and try it right away.

@BobKelland

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks and hope it works good for you.

thanks for the informative and entertaining video... I can see you had fun making it too :)

Thx, this is genius! I am def going to do this

Bua haha ha!!! This video is killing me! Love it. I got heaps of slugs in garden when I lived in vancouver.

@BobKelland

6 жыл бұрын

Much the same on the east coast.

Great slug control method!

@BobKelland

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

this is amazing! Thanks Bob

@BobKelland

7 жыл бұрын

Your welcome

it works like a charm!!!thanks

Slug-O-Matic, great idea..ty

Thanks Rearspoiler - yeah it was fun to make, no need to be too serious with it all :)

this is excellent thank you. we have a terrible slug problem

@BobKelland

8 жыл бұрын

+Jaimie Brougham This is the best solution for a raised bed garden. Thanks!

@ramonramirez5887

4 жыл бұрын

Hi you could turn this slug protene rich slug thing into a food source for ducks and chicken domesticatication may be?

Thanks for quick respons . I made the double wiring to be sure . But no slugs around for the moment to test. To dry in the garden . ( abnormal for Belgium ) Wish you happy no stress vegies .

This is just brilliant

The best repellent I have seen this is great thank you Bob!!

Nola, beer attracts slugs to the garden as does poison pellets. The electric fence (above) prevents them from entering the raised bed garden in the first place. It is also the most humane idea as the slugs are not harmed as with most all other approaches.

"must be Pavlovs slug" hahaha made me laugh. Though it really is an interesting observation.

Very cool! I wonder if it would work on earwigs and sow bugs? Thanks for sharing!

😂😂😂the comments on here have me DYING in laughter!!!!!! omg i needed this laugh today!!! great video too. thx😃

I didn't know slugs could hang like spiders.. Also, it seems the big slug was traumatized.. it shows they have the ability to learn from their experience

@BobKelland

7 жыл бұрын

The small slug was an unintentional player in the video. I believe he made contact with the wires before I arrived and was momentarily stunned or was just laying there enjoying the buzz. Anyway the booger-like slime saved the day for him as it automatically held him in place while he was out and when the big slug disturbed him the string of slime stretched out and gently lowered him down.

@ucanliv4ever

4 жыл бұрын

I guess that proves you evolved from a slug...

well-done Bob, interesting also to see the small slug getting the hell out of there...

@BobKelland

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I have some cabbages growing in a ground patch that are being destroyed by slugs. Raised bed only way to go here.

@Nontireless

4 жыл бұрын

I wonder if it would work to make a frame of 2x4s, on edge, to surround the ground-level bed and apply the wires to its perimeter close to the top edge? Perhaps use 2x6s so that you could sink them a few inches into your soil so the little buggers would be less likely to simply pass underneath...

I jumped when i heard the zap. The video editing was great.

Excellent thanks bud

THANK YOU! Our problem is not that we are overrun with slugs, but that we have a lack of ducks! LOL So, we put in 2 raised beds for the first time this year and we desperately needed an anti-slug solution. THIS WAS IT! You're our hero! I can look forward to some vegetables, FINALLY. TY TY TY TY TY

@BobKelland

10 жыл бұрын

You're welcome and good luck!

@rigidheddleweaving

9 жыл бұрын

Bob Kelland Thank you! This worked so well last season that we're putting in 10 more raised beds next week to prepare for Spring, which is right around the corner. Have you tried this with either electric fence wire or electric fence tape? I'm thinking the tape would be easier to work with....

Great video. Why didn't someone think of this before...fry the buggers! I have 4 raised beds here in Hamburg Germany and slugs are the bane of my gardening life. The growing season is short enough without donating half to support slug central command. I'm putting my electric fence in next week and will let you know how it works. Of course they have to navigate the salt pellet minefield and the beer moat first but that just thins out the herd. The great thing about your idea is you can install it even if you don't have a raised bed, just ring the bed with 4x2s.

@BobKelland

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks John - yeah it is so far the only real solution that I have found. Not new though as I had a patent search done more than thirty years ago (still have the docs) and even then someone had the general idea covered... guess with farming type electric fences, etc. nothing here totally innovative. Would like to see how it works for you. I mentioned before somewhere that I cheat a bit at the start of the season by installing a new 9 volt battery and then I put slug pellets (poison) under a board in the raised bed. The idea is to get rid of any slugs that got on board over the winter. After that it is electric fence all the way.

Brilliant idea, thanks

@BobKelland

8 жыл бұрын

+David Fountain Thanks Davd

jtavangar - There must be a poor connection between the battery terminals and the wires. Have someone monitor the the voltage on the wires, making sure the meter is firmly connected, while you wiggle the wire connections at the battery. Please let me know how you make out.

That is fancy!!

I just followed your instructions and installed the wires, battery, etc on my raised bed. However, when I measure the voltage between the two wires I get 0.5 volts, vs. the 8.5 volts that I get directly from the battery. I'm using 16 gauge galvenized wire. Why is there such a voltage drop? Thank you in advance for your answer.

Thanks for the answer. I was thinking that perhaps copper would work because that is what is in our electric wires. Thanks for your advice. I'm going to try this in the spring on my raised beds. Where did you buy the connecting wires from the battery? Is this something you just took from a discarded device?

Good information

Seems a good idea and I might try it. Trouble is I thought that slugs come out in the rain and the voltage will all be leaked away by the shorting effect of the water.

This is wonderful instruction. I don't have slug problems anymore. I compost my coffee grounds and egg shells plus I add spent coffee to the compost bubbler. Seems to discourage.

@BobKelland

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks. One of my upcoming videos will attempt to compare alternative slug control methods (coffee grounds included). This will be a follow-up to my first "Comparing slug control methods" video (see the url in the description above).

This is brilliant, I will be adding this to my raised beds in the spring. Thanks for sharing.

@BobKelland

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks... really worth while going with stainless steel wire. I used it earlier this year and it's still like new.

The snail back off when it touch the positive wire. Thought that it have to touch both to get shocked. Thanks for the video ;-)

@BobKelland

10 жыл бұрын

Yes they seem to learn from getting a tingle that touching any wire is not good. Also it is possible they may even be detecting the (extremely) small electrical field set up between the two wires.

I'm working on editing a video that pretty well shows that copper simply is not reliable enough. The "9-volt solution" (above) is pretty well 100% effective.

@susant700

4 жыл бұрын

Bob Kelland ...Just wanted to give you a appreciated thank you for these garden raised bed videos. Making raised beds with wiring and the 9 volt battery looks like a proven successful solution. Definitely; worth the effort in the long run. I've been determined to garden again; but was discouraged because of snail slug issues in the past. Now I'm thinking of making a low raised bed for flowers. And surrounding it with plants /flowers that are snail resistant. And a few hidden beer traps. Thank you again for all of your hard work and sharing your garden know how. It's really appreciated. God bless ..

@maohuy9617

4 жыл бұрын

Thank You so much for your trap that doesn't killed but discourage efficiently slugs .I am a religeous and I don't want to kill any animal .It's a Long time I have tried to find a such trap that doesn't kill .Thank You never enough.

@garymcdonagh9550

3 жыл бұрын

@@maohuy9617 me too, im just like yourself, very religious & don't want to harm any of God's small creatures, my brother remarked that i have the ideology of a Tibetan Monk not to harm any living thing however small or big it is!!! Amen...

Just finished a new raised bed the other day, only ever had one slug try to make it up the legs and into the bed.....but will definitely make one of these deterrents for extra protection. Do you have a different design for veg planted in the ground ?

@BobKelland

2 жыл бұрын

My original raised beds (with the electric fence) were made with 2x10 boards but they proved to be too low as as the surrounding weeds and the veggies grew the slugs had bridges to success. So it is difficult keeping the slugs and snails clear when planted on the ground. Ducks and frogs might well be the best approach.

for some reason I can't stop laughing. great idea! I was thinking of little collars for them but this seams alot easier!

@BobKelland

8 жыл бұрын

+Nicholas Wheeler Never thought of the collar idea :)

This really works!

@klaussvarre3596

7 жыл бұрын

Hi Carrie, I consider building the same kind of electric slug fence next season. Did you experience any kind of problems at all with your fence for instance with rain?

i'm so going to do this, but tweek it to fit on pots aswell, thanx for sharing

@BobKelland

7 жыл бұрын

This year we will be doing much the same thing with half barrels with strawberries.

@tipton3314

7 жыл бұрын

please post a video of that too Bob

@BobKelland

7 жыл бұрын

Will definitely do that Ivan - thanks for the encouragement.

@tipton3314

7 жыл бұрын

your welcome

+Bob Kelland Have you think about using small solar panel to reload the 9V battery during the day ? Also, you could avoid galvanizing to dissapear by using a gutter or little roof to protect the wire.

@BobKelland

8 жыл бұрын

With the described setup just one 9-volt battery will last for the whole growing season so it would be hard to justify the trouble and expense of setting up a solar system (with a rechargeable battery). There is very little current leakage due to rain and moisture so the battery lasts as mentioned so a protective rain shield would be a bit overkill. Nice thoughts though re the project. Thanks.

That was just grate sir thanks a looooooot.

@BobKelland

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@ramonramirez5887

4 жыл бұрын

You know I'm not an English native speaker so please be patient. Have you considered using slugs as feed for chicken or ducks?

Hey bob did you need to solder the 9v battery connector to the tie wire because that's what I'm trying but I'm having trouble getting the solder to mould together with the wire.

@BobKelland

9 жыл бұрын

Hi raijinz, I just twist and crimp the wires together. You could also try wire nuts as used with electrical home wiring. Soldering successfully will depend on the type of wire you have used. I am currently using stainless steel and that would be pretty well impossible to solder using ordinary soldering methods. If you used copper wire for the fence should be no problem soldering as long as you can keep the heat at the joint (if it's cold out). Might have some luck soldering galvanized wire but it would also be a challenge. Anyway twisting works good over long term but make sure you keep the battery and fence wire connections inside of some kind of weather protecting box.

Check with farm supply places or hardware stores. Ask for galvanized wire. Also check the web for more info. Good luck!

Great job,..

@BobKelland

9 жыл бұрын

ken Bullock Thanks!

The little one looks like he's training for the slug Olympics!

@BobKelland

7 жыл бұрын

:)

The rolly poly bug LOL

Great idea! I will definitely try this the coming season in my square foot gardens! I have a question though (as an electro noob....) how do you connect the metal wires with the battery? I see you use some sort of snap fastener on the battery but how do you connect the metal wires to the snap fastener?

@BobKelland

7 жыл бұрын

You can find these snap fasteners at electronic supply places. They come with two wire leads that I crimp to the stainless steel "fence" wires around the gardens. The mechanical/crimping type of connection makes a satisfactory electrical connection. Not much sense trying to solder as the stainless steel fence wires would probably make soldering difficult. Twist or crimp them together and it will work.

@thenaughtytreasury6031

7 жыл бұрын

Great! Thanks for the info, I definitely know what to do now :D

Was that last bit of the video showing that the slug had remembered the second wire to produce a painful shock?

@BobKelland

9 жыл бұрын

draconic33 They seem to learn after a while :)

Bob Kelland Hey Bob, i made this too, but i want an led to blink each time at slug trys to enter. can you tell me what resistance a slug gives to the system, regards.

@BobKelland

7 жыл бұрын

I don't know the typical resistance offered by a slug but if you have a multimeter you should be able to set up a quick test. We still have ice and snow here so no slugs around yet.

Hi Bob, will this work on a vegetable garden surrounded with steel? (Corten steel)

@BobKelland

11 ай бұрын

You will need to attach a strip of wood all around the steel first. Then the electric fence goes on the wood.

thank you for the video good idea. i have heard and read as most have that copper deters slugs and snails and was thinking something similar to your idea so i came on youtube to see if there was a video, do you know can one copper wire and one silver wire joined to the battery work and give the same effect?

@BobKelland

8 жыл бұрын

Yes that will work but bare copper wire will eventually turn brown and then green and may not then have the same electrical effect. I now use fine stainless steel wire. This is available at welding supply outfits.

You are welcome!

6:41 *Mission Impossible theme starts playing*

hi wouldn't Copper be better conductivity. did you tryDifferent materials for the wire also does the length matter

@BobKelland

4 жыл бұрын

Trouble with bare copper is that it oxidizes too quickly and thereby creates an electrical insulation. I tried galvanized steel wire but it fairly quickly rusted in places. Stainless steel works really good and seems to last "forever".

if you have raised beds, that is a good way to go for sure.

So you added the sound effects. Could you hook a radio or light bulb so when they (slug) connects the circuit the radio would start or the light flicker?

@BobKelland

7 жыл бұрын

If you want notification of a slug making contact with the electric fence it might be best these days to rig up a slug presence app (SPA) for your smart phone - would take some thinking and work but might be the best approach.

@donpettinger8079

7 жыл бұрын

Bob Kelland thank you very much. I'm passing this along a the junior high science teacher. This would be a terrific field experiment for students.

I want to try this two wire 9v method but my raised bed is 24'x16' which is 80' perimeter. So do you think the 9v would be enough amperage to be effective or would the voltage drop decrease the strength. Any suggestions would be apprecited.

@BobKelland

4 жыл бұрын

Yes that will work fine. There will be more leakage current but the battery will last a long time. Good idea to check it out once in a while though.

@ 6:43 Seems you can't bungee jump when you're all slimy, as the cord tends to stick to you.

Bob, what does the shock feel like for the slug?

@BobKelland

3 жыл бұрын

It appears to tickle them rather than shock them, that's evident as some keep going back for more.

Hi - great video and info - it seems cheaper to either buy 1 mm or 1.6 mm wire - would you recommend the thicker or thinner?

@BobKelland

9 жыл бұрын

Hi Karl, No difference electrically so best to check each size for bending as it is necessary to make the wire conform to any dips and bumps around the raised bed structure. I am currently using stainless steel welding wire that is 0.8 mm. Highly recommend this wire as, along with SS staples, you should get years of service. The spool of SS welding wire that I bought was about $45 but I have enough to last a life time (length is not stated on the spool). In Canada you can get this at Princess Auto.

Hi Bob, I consider building the electric slug fence next season. I’ve read the comments to learn if the fence will work when it rains. But I can’t seem to find the answer. What is you experience with rain? Will the fence keep the slugs out? Best regards / Klaus

@BobKelland

7 жыл бұрын

Normal rain over the growing season doesn't appear to have any bearing on the longevity of the battery. One battery typically lasts the whole season. Regards, Bob

I love it 😄

Things are so bad with slugs and snalis in the UK this year (mild winters and wet summers) that I've almost given up on delicate salads. However, this device looks like the light at the end of the tunnel so I've just ordered some stainless steel wire off ebay. I'll report back later in the year. Thanks for this! Simon

@BobKelland

8 жыл бұрын

Much the same here Simon. Good luck and hope to hear back from you.

@klaussvarre3596

7 жыл бұрын

Hi Simon, I consider building the same kind of electric slug fence next season. Did you build one and did it work for you? What is you experience with rain? Did the fence keep the slugs out? Best regards / Klaus

@simonwatson9730

7 жыл бұрын

Hi Klaus, I'm afraid I haven't got round to it yet. I need to build a suitable raised bed first. But thanks for prompting me. If you beat me to it please report back on this page. All the best, Simon

Bob, what diameter SS welding wire did you buy? Was it the .035"?

@BobKelland

9 жыл бұрын

E. Timothy Uy It is .030" but anything around that size will work. Don't want it much larger though as it might be too hard to manipulate it around everything (to minimize gaps).

Thanks :)

Great work! I suppose baby slugs who are short can get through though.

It even works better when you connect a condensator across the battery, Running time of battery also increases. There is just one problem with slugs I at first not realized The slugs not only migrate from the outside but a distinct number lives witin the containment and then only Nematodes are helpfull. I had a fine meshed barbed wire blocking out snails but slug can press themselve trough very small mesh So I fight them with electric shocks to keep them out and nematodes for the inside job.

Pavlov's slug😂 Good job. Thanks for sharing.

Have you tried copper welding wire? I have a large raised bed and think I probably need more batteries. What's the length of the wire you have for one battery?

@BobKelland

6 жыл бұрын

No I haven't tried copper welding wire. Regular copper wire as used in electrical work would likely oxidize and form an insulating layer... not sure if copper welding wire would be the same. Probably would depend on what alloy(s) are involved. One 9-volt battery should work fine even for long runs.

@JanetteGailFrancis

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you. This is a great idea, I hate killing the snails.

nice one Bob,does the rain not short it out and flatten the battery? I suppose i will find out coz I am defo gonna try it. Thank you.

@BobKelland

4 жыл бұрын

No still high electrical resistance even in rain. The battery typically lasts for the entire growing season. Good idea to check it once in a while to make sure connections are good.

@philrobinson476

4 жыл бұрын

@@BobKelland Cheers Bob.