Has anyone tried this?

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I'm curious to know if it works.
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I've never heard of something like this, nor did I realize cucumbers make a chemical reaction with aluminum. The more you know, I guess.

I will be trying this. This is like a one dollar tip to save a lifetime of headaches.
 

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I have never heard of this tip but I would want to know what type of pest we are talking about here.
 
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So interesting, anything organic is something I would like to try =D Definitely going to try this in the future and see if actually works. It's organic after all, nothing bad can come out of it ;)
 
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Well this is a new one on me. Does it just affect garden pests or would it bother pets, birds etc. It sounds like a great solution to pests as long as the friendly animals aren't affected.
 
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This is a really interesting method! But I don't think I'll give it a try. I don't want to scare off all insects and animals. Many of them are very welcome in my garden:)
 
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I read a comment where somebody said they were at an Amish market and they had the cucumber slices on an aluminum plate on a stand. They saw bees landing on the cucumber and leave immediately because they didn't like it. I don't want to keep bees away from my garden, so I guess I won't try it either.
 
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I guess that's worth a try in my bonsai area. That would still leave plenty of garden for the bees.
 

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