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richard-in-cincy
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I used to use marigolds to repel rabbits but this disagrees (see link)
http://ag.arizona.edu/gardening/news/azdailystar/keep_rabbits_out.html
http://ag.arizona.edu/gardening/news/azdailystar/keep_rabbits_out.html
richard-in-cincy
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Here's some deer repelling articles
http://search.atomz.com/search/?sp-q=REPELLING+DEER&sp-a=0006061c-sp00000000
http://search.atomz.com/search/?sp-q=REPELLING+DEER&sp-a=0006061c-sp00000000
richard-in-cincy
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Poor rvb...
I feel your pain. I think I've tried every repellent the snake oil salesmen think up and have discovered that they make money and I have pests. What works? fine mesh wire cages around your produce. It really works! PITA--yes. But think of all the money and time you'll save by just biting the bullet and caging your produce. Good luck.
I feel your pain. I think I've tried every repellent the snake oil salesmen think up and have discovered that they make money and I have pests. What works? fine mesh wire cages around your produce. It really works! PITA--yes. But think of all the money and time you'll save by just biting the bullet and caging your produce. Good luck.
Friends living in woods swear by this: a combination motion-detector and sprinkler. Or how about a
big, hungry dog?
http://www.mountainvalleygrowers.com/scarecrow.htm
big, hungry dog?
http://www.mountainvalleygrowers.com/scarecrow.htm
richard-in-cincy
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LOL! Yeah, like my
small but mighty Woofus (part hot dog & pit bull). He’s my resident mouse terminator. Rent a Woofus? Hmmmmm......
small but mighty Woofus (part hot dog & pit bull). He’s my resident mouse terminator. Rent a Woofus? Hmmmmm......
michael-in-phoenix
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This might work on grafitti vandals too... I like it!!!!
And some more suggestions...
I attended a lecture by a man who owned a nursery and landscaping business. The deer were a big problem. He fertilized a perimeter band with Milorganite, and the deer left him alone. I think he said that Milorganite is made from waste in Milwaukee? Anyway, he had success with it.
Then I talked to the fellow at the local feed store. He said that he had spread shredded coco husks in his wife's garden. The pests didn't like walking on them, and they smelled good.
My personal favorite is Liquid Fence. It was developed by a man who had retired hoping to garden, only to find he was at war with local wildlife. He developed a formula that worked, and pretty soon everyone was asking for it, and before he knew it he was back in business again. I sprayed it on my hostas, and the rabbits just ignored them. Amazing. Then I sprayed the tulips, and the deer just walked past them. Wow. I emailed the company, and they said they hadn't been FDA approved for vegetables yet, but they were using it on their own gardens because it's organic and biodegrades. I opted to spray the leaves of peas, beans, squash when they first came up, and then stopped when flowers appeared. You could also spray a perimeter. You have to spray once, then again in two weeks, then monthly. It's good for 2 inches of rain a week. Unfortunately it smells awful until it dries.
And lastly, about mid season, when we stop using the liquid fence, we put up an electric fence. We string wire about 3 feet above the ground to repel the deer, and a pair of wires about 10 inches and 4 or 5 inches from the ground to keep out raccoons and bunnies.
We saved our flowering trees by putting a plastic mesh fence around them. It is about 5 or 6 feet high. It's very difficult to see, and nothing seems to try to go through it.
Kind of long, but I hope maybe one of these might help you. Mostly, good luck.
I attended a lecture by a man who owned a nursery and landscaping business. The deer were a big problem. He fertilized a perimeter band with Milorganite, and the deer left him alone. I think he said that Milorganite is made from waste in Milwaukee? Anyway, he had success with it.
Then I talked to the fellow at the local feed store. He said that he had spread shredded coco husks in his wife's garden. The pests didn't like walking on them, and they smelled good.
My personal favorite is Liquid Fence. It was developed by a man who had retired hoping to garden, only to find he was at war with local wildlife. He developed a formula that worked, and pretty soon everyone was asking for it, and before he knew it he was back in business again. I sprayed it on my hostas, and the rabbits just ignored them. Amazing. Then I sprayed the tulips, and the deer just walked past them. Wow. I emailed the company, and they said they hadn't been FDA approved for vegetables yet, but they were using it on their own gardens because it's organic and biodegrades. I opted to spray the leaves of peas, beans, squash when they first came up, and then stopped when flowers appeared. You could also spray a perimeter. You have to spray once, then again in two weeks, then monthly. It's good for 2 inches of rain a week. Unfortunately it smells awful until it dries.
And lastly, about mid season, when we stop using the liquid fence, we put up an electric fence. We string wire about 3 feet above the ground to repel the deer, and a pair of wires about 10 inches and 4 or 5 inches from the ground to keep out raccoons and bunnies.
We saved our flowering trees by putting a plastic mesh fence around them. It is about 5 or 6 feet high. It's very difficult to see, and nothing seems to try to go through it.
Kind of long, but I hope maybe one of these might help you. Mostly, good luck.