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Across the Fence:  Question; Wild life / and flowers?  |
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pinkroses
True Blue Farmgirl
2350 Posts
Sheila
Virginia
USA
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 Posted - Mar 31 2010 : 07:47:46 AM
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Okay farm girls
I would love to have some flowers;
but the dang cows keep getting in the yard and the deer and who knows what at night lol
We have a electrical fence too; hubby is trying to strengthen it and see if it will help.
I love flowers; but what is the use if they get eaten up by the wild life.
I love the wild life; but I would like to have a few things !!
How do you farm girls keep out all the unwanted critters ??? hugs sheila
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maggie14
True Blue Farmgirl
6784 Posts
Hannah
Washington
USA
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Posted - Mar 31 2010 : 11:40:01 AM
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well... our only problem was deer. But now that we have goats no deer will come around. lol
Hugs,
Channah
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herblady55
True Blue Farmgirl
3470 Posts
Judy
Louisville
Ohio(Stark Co)
USA
3470 Posts |
Posted - Mar 31 2010 : 11:42:46 AM
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That's strange. I've never heard that before. Do they fear each other?...hate the smell of each other? hmmmm...?What?
Sister-chick# 905(Oct.7th2009)
Judy
Hugs&Squeezles!
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Cowgirl Cocinera
True Blue Farmgirl
105 Posts
Dana
Chelsea
OK
USA
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Posted - Mar 31 2010 : 8:53:13 PM
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I try to plant things the deer don't like. I have a native wildflower garden. Most wildlife will not eat wildflowers. Here in Oklahoma I grow Black Eyed Susan, Coneflowers, Indian Blanket, Tick Weed, Spider Wort, Compass Plant, Pincushion Plant and Mexican Hat. They are all prairie flowers and need lots of sun. They have beautiful blooms, they don't need much water, they are pretty much pest free and they reseed themselves each year. Can you tell I really love native plants. Dana
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JojoNH
True Blue Farmgirl
1984 Posts
Joanna
Dunbarton
New Hampshire
USA
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Posted - Apr 01 2010 : 04:59:23 AM
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 I know how you feel! I had a moose continuously walk "through" our fence and step on all my plants as it passed through! ( I solved that with a bright orange snow fence. . catches the eye of everyone including the moose. . .they have very poor eyesight, so now that he could "see" the fence he walked around it!)
As far as the cows and deer, maybe a raised garden is in order. The cows won't step up into a raised bed and the deer, well they need a good deterrent or they simply keep coming back. A dog that loves to chase deer is a good thing sometimes , motion lights at night tend to keep them away too. However. . . if someone is feeding the deer and they have been desensitized to humans , you will need to be very clever and persistent. Keep in mind deer can jump an 8' fence with ease. . . I have seen this first hand.
Good luck.
Joanna #566
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Lainey
True Blue Farmgirl
2401 Posts
Elaine
Waco
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Apr 01 2010 : 12:07:03 PM
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My grandmother had heard to use moth balls but I'm not sure how ecologically sound that is. One thing though, and I might be weird... but I like the way moth balls smell. Yep, I'm weird. lol
Farmgirl Sister #25
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Calicogirl
True Blue Farmgirl
5216 Posts
Sharon
Bruce Crossing
Michigan
USA
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pinkroses
True Blue Farmgirl
2350 Posts
Sheila
Virginia
USA
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gypsy goat
True Blue Farmgirl
673 Posts
mary jo
michigan
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Posted - Apr 01 2010 : 1:35:51 PM
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| try sprinkling hot pepper aroud the edges of your flower beds |
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pinkroses
True Blue Farmgirl
2350 Posts
Sheila
Virginia
USA
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Diane B Carter
True Blue Farmgirl
1270 Posts
Diane
Blasdell
N.Y.
USA
1270 Posts |
Posted - Apr 01 2010 : 4:23:04 PM
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My dad always put sprinkled hot peppers on his plants to keep the deer away and it worked well for him, the deer usually came over to my house and ate.
Hope all your days are Sunnydays.
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herblady55
True Blue Farmgirl
3470 Posts
Judy
Louisville
Ohio(Stark Co)
USA
3470 Posts |
Posted - Apr 01 2010 : 4:40:58 PM
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I also read that deer hate human hair. A lot of folk go to beauty shops and barbers get it by the bagfulls, plus it eventually just melts into the earth without harm. ;-).
Sister-chick# 905(Oct.7th2009)
Judy
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