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AntoninaKC
Citizen
Username: Antoninakc
Post Number: 250
Registered: 5-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 7, 2006 - 6:28 pm: | 
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I went outside this morning and found that all my (very) newly planted flowers had been chewed off their stems. Not only were my new flowers destroyed, but my rose bushes are completely bare! To get to the point- what can I put on my remaining plants to deter deer and other predators? They were treated with bug spray but I now know that stuff doesnt work on bigger pests.
Any suggestions?? |
snowmom
Citizen
Username: Snowmom
Post Number: 14391
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 7, 2006 - 7:51 pm: |
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Google 'deer resistant plants'; somebody (or many people) have assembled such lists. |
lizzyr
Citizen
Username: Lizzyr
Post Number: 252
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 7, 2006 - 9:54 pm: |
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Welcome to Maplewood. Solutions: (1) Dig up the roses and give them to someone who doesn't live anywhere near deer, (2) put up netting every night to keep them out of your yard; (3) hunting permit & shotgun. |
Lizziecat
Citizen
Username: Lizziecat
Post Number: 1263
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 7, 2006 - 9:58 pm: |
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Go to the Vermont Country Store online. They sell deer repellent sachet bags, that you tie to whatever you want to protect. I used them last year, and am using them this year. They seem to work. You can tie them to the plant that you are trying to protect, or to a stake or a tree or something next to it. Supposedly, the effect lasts for 6 months, and they aren't affected by rain--although we've has so much rain lately, that who knows...You can also buy deer repellent spray at nurseries, but you have to re-spray after every rain, and they smell bad enough to repel people, too. |
AntoninaKC
Citizen
Username: Antoninakc
Post Number: 251
Registered: 5-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, June 8, 2006 - 3:23 pm: |
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thanks for the ideas! lizzyr, i think id get in trouble sitting on my porch with a shotgun but thanks anyway  |
millie
Citizen
Username: Millie
Post Number: 156
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Friday, June 9, 2006 - 5:59 pm: |
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Deer will be deterred by one repellent for as long as, well, they're deterred. Once they get used to one deterrent, it no longer deters. You're supposed to use a variety (suggested number is three) different types of deterrents (predator urine, rotten eggs, other combo sprays you can get at Home Depot, human hair, the sachets lizzyr mentions) and rotate. The only thing that works effectively "forever", and doesn't require reapplication after rain, is fencing.
One would think that the thorns of roses would not be appealing, but sadly, roses are consumed happily by deer. There are a lot of deer-resistant plants (such as daffodils, aconitum, bleeding hearts, astilbe), however, so don't despair. |
Lizziecat
Citizen
Username: Lizziecat
Post Number: 1267
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Friday, June 9, 2006 - 8:57 pm: |
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They also stay away from aromatic herbs like oregano, thyme, rosemary, sage and lavender. I try to plant those in sort of a barrier around my tomato plants. |
Eats Shoots & Leaves
Citizen
Username: Mfpark
Post Number: 3420
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Friday, June 9, 2006 - 9:04 pm: |
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They are brazen and fearless around here. My large and energetic dog used to chase them out of my yard at 5 AM, and they would simply saunter to the neighbor's, wait for us to turn the corner, and come back to mow down my hostas. |
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