Help! The deer ate my homework...errr...roses
 

Anyone have any simple ideas (other than putting a fence around each rose?

Is there some kind of spray?

I'm in Zone 9 (north of San Francisco) and we have deer, skunk, opossum, and
raccoon that come out at night. I don't mind any of them coming around (except
when I found a dead opossum at the bottom of the pool) ...it's just that the
deer are getting to my blooms before I do.

thanks

elfa

Help! The deer ate my homework...errr...roses
 

On 12 Jun 2003 11:57:25 -0700, elfa wrote:

Anyone have any simple ideas (other than putting a fence around each rose?

Is there some kind of spray?

I'm in Zone 9 (north of San Francisco) and we have deer, skunk, opossum, and
raccoon that come out at night. I don't mind any of them coming around (except
when I found a dead opossum at the bottom of the pool) ...it's just that the
deer are getting to my blooms before I do.

thanks

elfa

Some say that hanging bars of soap act as a deer deterrent. Maybe
spraying with Neem Oil would accomplish the same thing.

You can always buy coyote urine - that supposedly does the trick as
well.

If you live in a windy climate, you might try some noisy wind chimes.

As a last resort, you might try putting a TV out there and playing
tapes of Three's Company.

Help! The deer ate my homework...errr...roses
 

In elfa wrote:
Is there some kind of spray?

Yes there is, but maybe not quite what you expect. Look at this:

http://www.biconet.com/critter/sprinkler.html

Help! The deer ate my homework...errr...roses
 

Same site, different idea.
http://www.biconet.com/critter/ntd.html

Here in NC, I use a little trick called Hair. When I go to the barbershp to
get my ears lowered, I just ask the barber for a bag of hair. I just tie it
into a bundle and hang it from the branches of my plants. Works good for my
deer problem. And the haircut works wonders for my dear problem as well.


"Daniel Hanna" wrote in message
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In elfa wrote:
Is there some kind of spray?

Yes there is, but maybe not quite what you expect. Look at this:

http://www.biconet.com/critter/sprinkler.html

Help! The deer ate my homework...errr...roses
 

In article , dave says...

On 12 Jun 2003 11:57:25 -0700, elfa wrote:

Anyone have any simple ideas (other than putting a fence around each rose?

Is there some kind of spray?

I'm in Zone 9 (north of San Francisco) and we have deer, skunk, opossum, and
raccoon that come out at night. I don't mind any of them coming around (except
when I found a dead opossum at the bottom of the pool) ...it's just that the
deer are getting to my blooms before I do.

thanks

elfa

Some say that hanging bars of soap act as a deer deterrent. Maybe
spraying with Neem Oil would accomplish the same thing.

I spray with Neem oil every 2 weeks to keep blackspot down. So that doesn't
work.

You can always buy coyote urine - that supposedly does the trick as
well.

If you live in a windy climate, you might try some noisy wind chimes.

As a last resort, you might try putting a TV out there and playing
tapes of Three's Company.

Watch it there...I'm a big fan of that show.

My neighbor says she planted some kind of garlic to solve the problem but she
said the garlic evenually 'took over' her rose garden.

elfa

Help! The deer ate my homework...errr...roses
 

On 12 Jun 2003 16:42:17 -0700, elfa wrote:

In article , dave says...

On 12 Jun 2003 11:57:25 -0700, elfa wrote:

Anyone have any simple ideas (other than putting a fence around each rose?

Is there some kind of spray?

I'm in Zone 9 (north of San Francisco) and we have deer, skunk, opossum, and
raccoon that come out at night. I don't mind any of them coming around (except
when I found a dead opossum at the bottom of the pool) ...it's just that the
deer are getting to my blooms before I do.

thanks

elfa

Some say that hanging bars of soap act as a deer deterrent. Maybe
spraying with Neem Oil would accomplish the same thing.

I spray with Neem oil every 2 weeks to keep blackspot down. So that doesn't
work.

You can always buy coyote urine - that supposedly does the trick as
well.

If you live in a windy climate, you might try some noisy wind chimes.

As a last resort, you might try putting a TV out there and playing
tapes of Three's Company.

Watch it there...I'm a big fan of that show.

My neighbor says she planted some kind of garlic to solve the problem but she
said the garlic evenually 'took over' her rose garden.

And I'll bet that she doesn't have any problems with vampires...

Help! The deer ate my homework...errr...roses
 

I've had problems with deer and my roses for years (25 roses). I've looked
for solutions and found many ideas. Our deer are very tame - they don't run
when you walk toward them, so human hairor soap was not going to work. I have
had good luck with hot pepper spray, if used often enough. The best thing I
have found was by accident. We had black spot on some of the leaves. I
sprayed the roses with Ortho Rosepride and it cured the black spot. The deer
also left all of the roses alone. I spray it on all of my roses and hostas
weekly and after a rain and have not had a problem for 3 years.

Good luck

In article , elfa
wrote:
Anyone have any simple ideas (other than putting a fence around each rose?

Is there some kind of spray?

I'm in Zone 9 (north of San Francisco) and we have deer, skunk, opossum, and
raccoon that come out at night. I don't mind any of them coming around (except
when I found a dead opossum at the bottom of the pool) ...it's just that the
deer are getting to my blooms before I do.

thanks

elfa

Help! The deer ate my homework...errr...roses
 

In article zRQGa.200319$M01.89916@sccrnsc02, says...

I've had problems with deer and my roses for years (25 roses). I've looked
for solutions and found many ideas. Our deer are very tame - they don't run
when you walk toward them, so human hairor soap was not going to work. I have
had good luck with hot pepper spray, if used often enough. The best thing I
have found was by accident. We had black spot on some of the leaves. I
sprayed the roses with Ortho Rosepride and it cured the black spot. The deer
also left all of the roses alone. I spray it on all of my roses and hostas
weekly and after a rain and have not had a problem for 3 years.

Good luck

Thanks...I guess my challenge is to find RosePride. I see it in aerosol cans
but is it sold in concentrate form for hand sprayes?

elfa


In article , elfa
wrote:
Anyone have any simple ideas (other than putting a fence around each rose?

Is there some kind of spray?

I'm in Zone 9 (north of San Francisco) and we have deer, skunk, opossum, and
raccoon that come out at night. I don't mind any of them coming around (except
when I found a dead opossum at the bottom of the pool) ...it's just that the
deer are getting to my blooms before I do.

thanks

elfa

Help! The deer ate my homework...errr...roses
 

I use the liquid concentrate form. It goes into a sprayer that attaches to
the hose. I purchased the sprayer from Earl May in the midwest. The sprayer
is nice as the water and liquid don't mix, so you can leave the solution in
the sprayer after you are finished.


In article , elfa
wrote:
In article zRQGa.200319$M01.89916@sccrnsc02, says...

I've had problems with deer and my roses for years (25 roses). I've looked
for solutions and found many ideas. Our deer are very tame - they don't run
when you walk toward them, so human hairor soap was not going to work. I have

had good luck with hot pepper spray, if used often enough. The best thing I
have found was by accident. We had black spot on some of the leaves. I
sprayed the roses with Ortho Rosepride and it cured the black spot. The deer
also left all of the roses alone. I spray it on all of my roses and hostas
weekly and after a rain and have not had a problem for 3 years.

Good luck

Thanks...I guess my challenge is to find RosePride. I see it in aerosol cans
but is it sold in concentrate form for hand sprayes?

elfa


In article , elfa
wrote:
Anyone have any simple ideas (other than putting a fence around each rose?

Is there some kind of spray?

I'm in Zone 9 (north of San Francisco) and we have deer, skunk, opossum, and
raccoon that come out at night. I don't mind any of them coming around
(except
when I found a dead opossum at the bottom of the pool) ...it's just that the
deer are getting to my blooms before I do.

thanks

elfa

Help! The deer ate my homework...errr...roses
 

Home Depot, Lowe's, Sav-On's sells Rose Pride. Personally I love it! It
comes in aerosol spray or the liquied for the sprayer.

"Gregory Harter" wrote in message
news:eNSGa.201320$M01.91029@sccrnsc02...
I use the liquid concentrate form. It goes into a sprayer that attaches
to
the hose. I purchased the sprayer from Earl May in the midwest. The
sprayer
is nice as the water and liquid don't mix, so you can leave the solution
in
the sprayer after you are finished.


In article , elfa
wrote:
In article zRQGa.200319$M01.89916@sccrnsc02, says...

I've had problems with deer and my roses for years (25 roses). I've
looked
for solutions and found many ideas. Our deer are very tame - they don't
run
when you walk toward them, so human hairor soap was not going to work.
I have

had good luck with hot pepper spray, if used often enough. The best
thing I
have found was by accident. We had black spot on some of the leaves. I
sprayed the roses with Ortho Rosepride and it cured the black spot. The
deer
also left all of the roses alone. I spray it on all of my roses and
hostas
weekly and after a rain and have not had a problem for 3 years.

Good luck

Thanks...I guess my challenge is to find RosePride. I see it in aerosol
cans
but is it sold in concentrate form for hand sprayes?

elfa


In article , elfa
wrote:
Anyone have any simple ideas (other than putting a fence around each
rose?

Is there some kind of spray?

I'm in Zone 9 (north of San Francisco) and we have deer, skunk,
opossum, and
raccoon that come out at night. I don't mind any of them coming around
(except
when I found a dead opossum at the bottom of the pool) ...it's just
that the
deer are getting to my blooms before I do.

thanks

elfa