writes:
In article fc.003d0941022c57893b9aca00b5668cb1.22c5794@pmug. org,
(Glenna Rose) wrote:

Deb,

I don't know if it works (in town, no deer) but folks have told me that
deer do not like rosemary and to plant it at the borders of your
garden.
If you have ample rosemary or know folks who do, you might try attaching
branches of it to the fence or even laying it among your garden plants
the
deer are preferring. If it works, great; if not, you've not spent
beaucoup bucks on rosemary plants and time planting them.

Glenna

The nice thing about a single rosemary bush too is that it produces far
more Rosemary than you can cook with. :-) It's a pretty plant for
landscaping.
--
Peace, Om

LOL!!! And silly me planted THREE of them! The fourth I had put in a
large pot and gave away in its third year; what I gave was a small tree
which had replaced the small bush I started with.

The first year I had one, I harvested from it so it stayed very small
which is why I bought three more the following spring and planted one of
them just six feet from the first one. Oh, well. The third one I planted
near the asparagus, not good either. That second one (near the first one)
I planted next to a favorite rose because someone told me it would keep
pests off roses - Ladybugs would have been enough. As you can imagine, my
poor rose has its entire lower part covered by rosemary branches. I'm
hoping to get out there this fall and correct the situation by thoroughly
soaking the roots and trying to separate rose and rosemary. If
successful, I'll start a rosemary hedge along the front sidewalk. g

The best way we learn seems to be trial and error, and I have a lot of
trial and error learning!

If I were close enough, I sure donate a wheelbarrow full of rosemary
branches to Deb so she could see if it is, indeed, a deer repellant. A
bit of cayenne pepper on the deer target food might be beneficial. Some
folks have had success with electric wire, say the deer don't see it and
make contact, twice and no more. Again, we have no deer here so I cannot
personally vouch for any of those suggestions.

For those how don't know and have an abundance of rosemary, the branches
(stripped of leaves/needles) make great shish kabob sticks. Might want to
soak them in water just before putting the food on them depending on how
long the branches/stems have been cut.

Glenna

On Jul 10, 11:04 am, (Glenna Rose) wrote:
writes:
In article fc.003d0941022c57893b9aca00b5668cb1.22c5...@pmug. org,
(Glenna Rose) wrote:

Deb,

I don't know if it works (in town, no deer) but folks have told me that
deer do not like rosemary and to plant it at the borders of your
garden.
If you have ample rosemary or know folks who do, you might try attaching
branches of it to the fence or even laying it among your garden plants
the
deer are preferring. If it works, great; if not, you've not spent
beaucoup bucks on rosemary plants and time planting them.

Glenna

The nice thing about a single rosemary bush too is that it produces far
more Rosemary than you can cook with. :-) It's a pretty plant for
landscaping.
--
Peace, Om

LOL!!! And silly me planted THREE of them! The fourth I had put in a
large pot and gave away in its third year; what I gave was a small tree
which had replaced the small bush I started with.

The first year I had one, I harvested from it so it stayed very small
which is why I bought three more the following spring and planted one of
them just six feet from the first one. Oh, well. The third one I planted
near the asparagus, not good either. That second one (near the first one)
I planted next to a favorite rose because someone told me it would keep
pests off roses - Ladybugs would have been enough. As you can imagine, my
poor rose has its entire lower part covered by rosemary branches. I'm
hoping to get out there this fall and correct the situation by thoroughly
soaking the roots and trying to separate rose and rosemary. If
successful, I'll start a rosemary hedge along the front sidewalk. g

The best way we learn seems to be trial and error, and I have a lot of
trial and error learning!

If I were close enough, I sure donate a wheelbarrow full of rosemary
branches to Deb so she could see if it is, indeed, a deer repellant. A
bit of cayenne pepper on the deer target food might be beneficial. Some
folks have had success with electric wire, say the deer don't see it and
make contact, twice and no more. Again, we have no deer here so I cannot
personally vouch for any of those suggestions.

For those how don't know and have an abundance of rosemary, the branches
(stripped of leaves/needles) make great shish kabob sticks. Might want to
soak them in water just before putting the food on them depending on how
long the branches/stems have been cut.

Glenna

Thanks for all of these ideas, especially the shish kabob sticks. I
am curious now about the rosemary tree. It must take years for a
plant to get that woody. right? Yes, I do have a rosemary plant
which is small as I purchased it in a 3" pot just this spring. I will
start more for next year and place them strategically. We have a
terrible deer problem here - I think this is deer capital of the
NorthWest. People move here just to hunt them. Poor things. I say
that until I see my ravaged garden. Then I use other adjectives.
Come to think of it, the chard was right next to the rosemary and they
scalped it anyway. Hmm. Maybe I should sit up nights in my rocking
chair just waiting with a slingshot. The problem is, while we might
scare one deer with electric fences or repel them with rosemary and
cayenne, there are dozens more to take their place. I speak quite
literally. LOL. Perhaps I should give up gardening and just eat
venison.

Deb

In article . com,
Thistletoes wrote:

On Jul 10, 11:04 am, (Glenna Rose) wrote:
writes:
In article fc.003d0941022c57893b9aca00b5668cb1.22c5...@pmug. org,
(Glenna Rose) wrote:

Deb,

I don't know if it works (in town, no deer) but folks have told me that
deer do not like rosemary and to plant it at the borders of your
garden.
If you have ample rosemary or know folks who do, you might try attaching
branches of it to the fence or even laying it among your garden plants
the
deer are preferring. If it works, great; if not, you've not spent
beaucoup bucks on rosemary plants and time planting them.

Glenna

The nice thing about a single rosemary bush too is that it produces far
more Rosemary than you can cook with. :-) It's a pretty plant for
landscaping.
--
Peace, Om

LOL!!! And silly me planted THREE of them! The fourth I had put in a
large pot and gave away in its third year; what I gave was a small tree
which had replaced the small bush I started with.

The first year I had one, I harvested from it so it stayed very small
which is why I bought three more the following spring and planted one of
them just six feet from the first one. Oh, well. The third one I planted
near the asparagus, not good either. That second one (near the first one)
I planted next to a favorite rose because someone told me it would keep
pests off roses - Ladybugs would have been enough. As you can imagine, my
poor rose has its entire lower part covered by rosemary branches. I'm
hoping to get out there this fall and correct the situation by thoroughly
soaking the roots and trying to separate rose and rosemary. If
successful, I'll start a rosemary hedge along the front sidewalk. g

The best way we learn seems to be trial and error, and I have a lot of
trial and error learning!

If I were close enough, I sure donate a wheelbarrow full of rosemary
branches to Deb so she could see if it is, indeed, a deer repellant. A
bit of cayenne pepper on the deer target food might be beneficial. Some
folks have had success with electric wire, say the deer don't see it and
make contact, twice and no more. Again, we have no deer here so I cannot
personally vouch for any of those suggestions.

For those how don't know and have an abundance of rosemary, the branches
(stripped of leaves/needles) make great shish kabob sticks. Might want to
soak them in water just before putting the food on them depending on how
long the branches/stems have been cut.

Glenna

Thanks for all of these ideas, especially the shish kabob sticks. I
am curious now about the rosemary tree. It must take years for a
plant to get that woody. right? Yes, I do have a rosemary plant
which is small as I purchased it in a 3" pot just this spring. I will
start more for next year and place them strategically. We have a
terrible deer problem here - I think this is deer capital of the
NorthWest. People move here just to hunt them. Poor things. I say
that until I see my ravaged garden. Then I use other adjectives.
Come to think of it, the chard was right next to the rosemary and they
scalped it anyway. Hmm. Maybe I should sit up nights in my rocking
chair just waiting with a slingshot. The problem is, while we might
scare one deer with electric fences or repel them with rosemary and
cayenne, there are dozens more to take their place. I speak quite
literally. LOL. Perhaps I should give up gardening and just eat
venison.

Deb

And the mantra goes on: "motion activated sprinklers".
--
Billy
http://angryarab.blogspot.com/