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Old 09-10-2013, 08:32 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Gary Woods Gary Woods is offline
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David Hill wrote:

Tornio says soap can keep deer from feasting on trees and plants, so
does slow roasting,


Doesn't work, at least for long.
I am rather fond of Bambi Bourginon, however.

Electric fence works, but only if you keep it clean at full power, and bait
it in spring with bits of foil coated with peanut butter. If the deer ever
figure out that there's something tasty behind the fence, all bets are off.

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