"B & J" wrote in message
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"John Davis" wrote in message
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Have tried several border flowers for my garden. So far, every one was
a smorgasbord for the rabbits, squirrels and chipmunks. They took the
tops off of 36 marigolds the day after they were planted. Two days
later, the stems were eaten down to the ground. Can anyone recommend a
perennial border plant that can survive this onslaught.

Upon recommendation from a friend, I tried Liquid Fence to keep squirrels
out of my peach and pear trees as the fruit was ripening. I sprayed some
on the trunks, and the tree rats decided they didn't like it. It also keep
them away from flower beds where I had used it for Bambi, and I don't have
the usual buried hickory trees sprouting in all the flower beds. It not
only works on wood rats but, as a bonus, on tree rats as well.

JPS


For the flower beds, did you have to spray it *in* the beds, or around the
perimeter grass? I'm interested in the stuff for a vegetable garden, but not
too keen on applying it to the soil or plants themselves.