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Old 27-07-2006, 04:55 AM posted to rec.gardens.edible
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Default How do farmers do it?


Joseph A. Zupko wrote:
Here at the community garden the veggie plants are being eaten by deer and
ground hogs. The only ting that is going well are beans and corn. They are
eating everything squash, tomato , peppers etc.Hoe do farmers tolerate this?
They must lose tons of plants. Do they have some kind of defense mechanism
besides a gun?


Some states allow deer hunting on farmland all year round.

While a bunch of deers can eat a whole community garden, they only eat
a small amount in a large farm. Also deers are easily seen when you
have acres of land with woods to hide in.