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Gary Woods wrote:

Billy wrote:

So, "wrecked gardeners" get out your shovels and rakes. Tape up those
rolls of dimes, it's time to rum . . . uh, garden ;O)

As for the deer, more serious weaponry may be allowed? I'm making major
height improvements to my electric fence this spring, as well as a more
serious campaign of baiting it with bits of aluminum foil coated with
peanut butter for aversion training. Maybe I'll get more than two heads of
radicchio for Dear Lady to put in her excellent salads.

Have you tried hanging bars of "irish spring" bar soap from your fence?
I have read that this may work in keeping deer away. The soap smells
like humans. Deer here can jump a six foot fence with ease, electric or
not.

Thanks for the idea of planting radicchio as deer bait. My apple and
pear trees are taking too long to grow by the deer blind. Will radicchio
last through November ... hmmmm.

Enjoy Life ... Dan

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Garden in Zone 5 South East Michigan.