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Deer fence?
Ok, I gave up on tomatoes this year because the deer ate them, but now
they are eating my squash plants. In the Winter they eat my pine trees. |
Deer fence?
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Deer fence?
"William Wagner" wrote in message
... In article om, wrote: Ok, I gave up on tomatoes this year because the deer ate them, but now they are eating my squash plants. In the Winter they eat my pine trees. We have tomatoes that look like small pine trees. Deer coupled with ground hogs and we have the worse garden results in over 40 years. My brother has been trapping the ground hogs which moved into our area last year. A new neighbor says his dad is good with a crossbow. This guy has moose and deer heads up on the wall. The deer eat our phlox which I can live with but they are also grazing our Japanese maples we been propagating for over 30 years Bill They got my "Hyperion" daylillies, trampled some gorgeous glads, impatiens and browallia, nibbled the green beans (through the ****ing cage!), green pepper leaves, tomato leaves, swiss chard etc etc. I'm putting up an 8 foot mesh fence this weekend. I don't care how ugly it is. This is war. |
Deer fence?
What kind of deer? The white tailed here in SE Pennsylvania are not
bothering with the tomatoes. They do enjoy the apples and peaches that drop to the ground when I thin out the fruit on the fruit trees. -- Sincerely, John A. Keslick, Jr. Consulting Arborist http://home.ccil.org/~treeman and www.treedictionary.com Beware of so-called tree experts who do not understand tree biology. Storms, fires, floods, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions keep reminding us that we are not the boss. wrote in message ps.com... Ok, I gave up on tomatoes this year because the deer ate them, but now they are eating my squash plants. In the Winter they eat my pine trees. |
Deer fence?
JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"William Wagner" wrote in message ... In article om, wrote: Ok, I gave up on tomatoes this year because the deer ate them, but now they are eating my squash plants. In the Winter they eat my pine trees. We have tomatoes that look like small pine trees. Deer coupled with ground hogs and we have the worse garden results in over 40 years. My brother has been trapping the ground hogs which moved into our area last year. A new neighbor says his dad is good with a crossbow. This guy has moose and deer heads up on the wall. The deer eat our phlox which I can live with but they are also grazing our Japanese maples we been propagating for over 30 years Bill They got my "Hyperion" daylillies, trampled some gorgeous glads, impatiens and browallia, nibbled the green beans (through the ****ing cage!), green pepper leaves, tomato leaves, swiss chard etc etc. I'm putting up an 8 foot mesh fence this weekend. I don't care how ugly it is. This is war. You might consider an electric wire(s). Some of the vineyards around here use this approach; One strand about 3 feet above ground level and one strand about a foot above ground level. The high one will get the deer and the low one will get the ground hogs and racoons. Smear both strands with peanut butter. The deer love peanut butter and a lick or two and they won't be back. |
Deer fence?
symplastless wrote:
What kind of deer? The white tailed here in SE Pennsylvania are not bothering with the tomatoes. They do enjoy the apples and peaches that drop to the ground when I thin out the fruit on the fruit trees. BS. Same whitetail here eat practically everything. Simple matter of deer density. In dead of winter they will eat evergreens and starve to death for lack of nutrition. Fences/electic fences are only real solution. Frank |
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"Paul E. Lehmann" wrote in message
. .. JoeSpareBedroom wrote: "William Wagner" wrote in message ... In article om, wrote: Ok, I gave up on tomatoes this year because the deer ate them, but now they are eating my squash plants. In the Winter they eat my pine trees. We have tomatoes that look like small pine trees. Deer coupled with ground hogs and we have the worse garden results in over 40 years. My brother has been trapping the ground hogs which moved into our area last year. A new neighbor says his dad is good with a crossbow. This guy has moose and deer heads up on the wall. The deer eat our phlox which I can live with but they are also grazing our Japanese maples we been propagating for over 30 years Bill They got my "Hyperion" daylillies, trampled some gorgeous glads, impatiens and browallia, nibbled the green beans (through the ****ing cage!), green pepper leaves, tomato leaves, swiss chard etc etc. I'm putting up an 8 foot mesh fence this weekend. I don't care how ugly it is. This is war. You might consider an electric wire(s). Some of the vineyards around here use this approach; One strand about 3 feet above ground level and one strand about a foot above ground level. The high one will get the deer and the low one will get the ground hogs and racoons. Smear both strands with peanut butter. The deer love peanut butter and a lick or two and they won't be back. I don't want to run AC to the garden, and I've heard mixed reviews about solar. The fence is what's going to happen, and that's that. |
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"Eggs Zachtly" wrote in message
... http://www.deerfortress.com/ We've had very good results with the above. It's a bit on the expensive side, but it's cheaper than a fence. Just a thought. Eggs "approved for use right up to harvest"? I wonder who "approved" it. |
Deer fence?
JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"Paul E. Lehmann" wrote in message . .. JoeSpareBedroom wrote: "William Wagner" wrote in message ... In article om, wrote: Ok, I gave up on tomatoes this year because the deer ate them, but now they are eating my squash plants. In the Winter they eat my pine trees. We have tomatoes that look like small pine trees. Deer coupled with ground hogs and we have the worse garden results in over 40 years. My brother has been trapping the ground hogs which moved into our area last year. A new neighbor says his dad is good with a crossbow. This guy has moose and deer heads up on the wall. The deer eat our phlox which I can live with but they are also grazing our Japanese maples we been propagating for over 30 years Bill They got my "Hyperion" daylillies, trampled some gorgeous glads, impatiens and browallia, nibbled the green beans (through the ****ing cage!), green pepper leaves, tomato leaves, swiss chard etc etc. I'm putting up an 8 foot mesh fence this weekend. I don't care how ugly it is. This is war. You might consider an electric wire(s). Some of the vineyards around here use this approach; One strand about 3 feet above ground level and one strand about a foot above ground level. The high one will get the deer and the low one will get the ground hogs and racoons. Smear both strands with peanut butter. The deer love peanut butter and a lick or two and they won't be back. I don't want to run AC to the garden, and I've heard mixed reviews about solar. The fence is what's going to happen, and that's that. Fine by me, just trying to help. Hopefully the suggestion might be considered helpful to others reading the posts. |
Deer fence?
JoeSpareBedroom said:
"Paul E. Lehmann" wrote in message . .. JoeSpareBedroom wrote: "William Wagner" wrote in message ... In article om, wrote: Ok, I gave up on tomatoes this year because the deer ate them, but now they are eating my squash plants. In the Winter they eat my pine trees. We have tomatoes that look like small pine trees. Deer coupled with ground hogs and we have the worse garden results in over 40 years. My brother has been trapping the ground hogs which moved into our area last year. A new neighbor says his dad is good with a crossbow. This guy has moose and deer heads up on the wall. The deer eat our phlox which I can live with but they are also grazing our Japanese maples we been propagating for over 30 years Bill They got my "Hyperion" daylillies, trampled some gorgeous glads, impatiens and browallia, nibbled the green beans (through the ****ing cage!), green pepper leaves, tomato leaves, swiss chard etc etc. I'm putting up an 8 foot mesh fence this weekend. I don't care how ugly it is. This is war. You might consider an electric wire(s). Some of the vineyards around here use this approach; One strand about 3 feet above ground level and one strand about a foot above ground level. The high one will get the deer and the low one will get the ground hogs and racoons. Smear both strands with peanut butter. The deer love peanut butter and a lick or two and they won't be back. I don't want to run AC to the garden, and I've heard mixed reviews about solar. The fence is what's going to happen, and that's that. http://www.deerfortress.com/ We've had very good results with the above. It's a bit on the expensive side, but it's cheaper than a fence. Just a thought. -- Eggs -If a cow laughs hard, does milk come out its nose? |
Deer fence?
wrote: Ok, I gave up on tomatoes this year because the deer ate them, but now they are eating my squash plants. In the Winter they eat my pine trees. We're going with Liquid Fence. My buddy bought a gallon of concentrate and a giant sprayer. The whole yard smells like limburger cheese when the wind shifts. Good thing we like stinky cheese:) Seahag |
Deer fence?
JoeSpareBedroom said:
"Eggs Zachtly" wrote in message ... http://www.deerfortress.com/ We've had very good results with the above. It's a bit on the expensive side, but it's cheaper than a fence. Just a thought. Eggs "approved for use right up to harvest"? I wonder who "approved" it. It never comes in contact with the plants. It's a small, plastic "canister" that sits on a heavy wire stake. -- Eggs Do Lipton employees take coffee breaks? |
Deer fence?
Seahag wrote:
wrote: Ok, I gave up on tomatoes this year because the deer ate them, but now they are eating my squash plants. In the Winter they eat my pine trees. We're going with Liquid Fence. My buddy bought a gallon of concentrate and a giant sprayer. The whole yard smells like limburger cheese when the wind shifts. Good thing we like stinky cheese:) Seahag Check to see if safe for food plants. Some of the deer repellents are to be used only on non edibles. I don't know which category liquid fence fits in. |
Deer fence?
Paul E. Lehmann said:
Seahag wrote: wrote: Ok, I gave up on tomatoes this year because the deer ate them, but now they are eating my squash plants. In the Winter they eat my pine trees. We're going with Liquid Fence. My buddy bought a gallon of concentrate and a giant sprayer. The whole yard smells like limburger cheese when the wind shifts. Good thing we like stinky cheese:) Seahag Check to see if safe for food plants. Some of the deer repellents are to be used only on non edibles. I don't know which category liquid fence fits in. Doesn't matter. You can put it down as a border, around the bed. -- Eggs -A hair in the head is worth two in the brush. |
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