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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13635 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
13635 Posts |
 Posted - Jul 27 2009 : 06:47:23 AM
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We have deer problems in our neck of the woods . . they tear up trees and eat our gardens.
DOG HAIR seems to be a successful repellent for our garden. My sweet dog needs brushed out occasionally and she really doesn't mind sharing. So, I put tufts of her hair on the pepper and tomato plants (that seems to be what the deer like most). I have a neighbor who has put it around the perimeter of her garden.
Seems to work . . of course, it has to be replenished as the dog scent will dissipate with time.
CJ
from the barefoot farmgirl |
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quiltin mama
True Blue Farmgirl
436 Posts
Heather
Crescent City
CA
USA
436 Posts |
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4HMom
True Blue Farmgirl
720 Posts
Kelly
Montana
720 Posts |
Posted - Jul 27 2009 : 10:03:41 AM
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We call them cloven-hooved-rat-bas@*%s around here.  They actually climb 3 steps onto our lower deck to get to things! I have all my heirloom tomatoes on the upper deck this year. I figure if they climb an entire flight of stairs, I'm going to shoot them for breaking and entering!!!!  We've tried soooo many things, and all of them have worked...for awhile. The only sure-fire thing is a 10 foot fence around the garden area. Not pretty, but they haven't gotten into the veggies since! 
"Be the change you want to see in the world" -Gandhi |
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1badmamawolf
True Blue Farmgirl
2199 Posts
Teresa
"Bent Fence Farms"
Ca
USA
2199 Posts |
Posted - Jul 27 2009 : 3:26:23 PM
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Collect all the no longer used CDs and DVDs, glue the labeled sides together, drill small hole at top, hang all around your gardens, trees etc, the prizm reflections from the sun, or at night from your yard lights, scares the you know what out of deer, coons, possums, some dogs and some cats, it works also for veggy/fruit eating birds, and you are recycling at the same time.
"Treat the earth well, it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children" |
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Deer Repellent
