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Deer and other pests
I live in zone 5b near the Illinois/Indiana border--the whitetail deer
here are prolific, and I was wondering if the deer will eat the foliage of the watermelon and muskmelon plants that I am about to transplant into a garden plot. The garden plot is on a farm in a spot that was in field corn the previous year. I know I might need to watch out for cucumber beetles, but wan't sure about the deer. thanks, AP |
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"fisherman34" wrote in message oups.com... I live in zone 5b near the Illinois/Indiana border--the whitetail deer here are prolific, and I was wondering if the deer will eat the foliage of the watermelon and muskmelon plants that I am about to transplant into a garden plot. The garden plot is on a farm in a spot that was in field corn the previous year. I know I might need to watch out for cucumber beetles, but wan't sure about the deer. thanks, AP They'll not only eat the foliage, and they're especially "Hell On Wheels" on melons when they begin to ripen. |
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Well...if the deer eat the garden...just eat the deer. They keep well in the
freezer. Sounds like a fair trade to me. It's kinda the "law of the land" down heah' in Dixie. Dave...down in Flaada "fisherman34" wrote in message oups.com... I live in zone 5b near the Illinois/Indiana border--the whitetail deer here are prolific, and I was wondering if the deer will eat the foliage of the watermelon and muskmelon plants that I am about to transplant into a garden plot. The garden plot is on a farm in a spot that was in field corn the previous year. I know I might need to watch out for cucumber beetles, but wan't sure about the deer. thanks, AP |
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fisherman34 wrote:
I live in zone 5b near the Illinois/Indiana border--the whitetail deer here are prolific, and I was wondering if the deer will eat the foliage of the watermelon and muskmelon plants that I am about to transplant into a garden plot. The garden plot is on a farm in a spot that was in field corn the previous year. I know I might need to watch out for cucumber beetles, but wan't sure about the deer. thanks, AP Yep they will eat it all and knock on your door for seconds! Where there are deer there are likely wild rabbit and racoons so you will get a double whammy. I've had good success with a motion activated sprayer for rabbits. Mothballs scattered around the perimeter help if you can stand the smell. I haven't had to deal with deer yet but they are in the area. The motion activated sprayer is said to be effective for them. You might need a couple to fully protect your gardens. You could try electric fencing. I know that is effective for racoons around ponds and will work for skunks and rabbits. I'm not sure about deer. I think the only true, effective treatment for dealing with deer is high fencing. -- Garden Gnome http://ca.360.yahoo.com/sfg.oamc http://groups.yahoo.com/group/garden_wanderings http://gardengnomewanderings.blogspot.com/ |
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