Re: [lace-chat] How to get rid of deer
Hi All, I did hear, when we lived close to Ashridge in Hertfordshire, that people living close to the boundaries where the deer roamed, used human hair as a deterrent to the animals. I think they had arrangements with all the hairdressing salons in the vicinity to collect all the sweepings of hair, and spread it round the boundaries of the garden and, seemingly, the deer didn't go anywhere near the hair. Maybe its just the smell of humans the deer were objecting to . But it did work, I was told. Carol - in East Anglia. - Original Message - From: "Clay Blackwell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "susan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 1:23 PM Subject: Re: [lace-chat] How to get rid of deer To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED]
re: [lace-chat] How to get rid of deer
Sharon asked about deer repellent. A person can try all sorts of topical stuff - cayenne pepper on the plants for instance; human hair scattered about; cougar poop among the fronds (or get a cougar - they get rid of deer. But then you'd have a cougar). Eventually the deer will get at the plants unless you put a fence - run a wire about a foot above along the top of the fence - they don't like jumping over something they can't see, but can sense is there. I live in deer country. I now plant what they don't eat in the unfenced areas of the garden, approx half an acre's worth - and two small fenced areas for the plants I really want to grow that are also gourmet salad for deer (hollyhocks and chrysanthemum in one area, a climbing rose in another). Deer tend to avoid yellow-flowered plants (roses and tulips excepted); they don't like herbs; they leave my tomato plants alone but they love legumes. I don't grow those. Deer will also eat what they don't like, when there's nothing else available. They are grazers though - unless it's really yummy they don't usually eat a whole plant to the ground (roses and tulips especially!). Any other plants that I want that aren't suitable for the soil in the fenced areas, I put in pots on my porch. I have yet to have a deer walk up the steps to the porch; and they can't reach the windowboxes either. That is my free advice for today ;) bye for now Bev in the woods near Sooke, BC (west coast of Canada) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] How to get rid of deer
We live in an area that has had a terrible deer problem for a number of years now. People have tried everything, and so far, I've not heard of anything that worked. The best defense is a good offense, as usual. When planting in your yard, choose things that the deer don't like to eat. Our plant nurseries have made it their business to know these things, so if you don't know, just ask them. Clay - Original Message - From: "susan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 7:38 PM Subject: Re: [lace-chat] How to get rid of deer > i read in an advertisment for a home remedy book that using dial soap > will work at getting rid of deer. maybe to melt a bar in an old pot > with 4 quarts of water and then spill it around the garden area would > do. i have aslo heard that human urine will scare them away, and i have > heard of that more than twice, so it must work. > > > ;)hope these help;) > > > > > = > from susan in tennessee,u.s.a. > > __ > Do you Yahoo!? > SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! > http://sbc.yahoo.com > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] How to get rid of deer
i read in an advertisment for a home remedy book that using dial soap will work at getting rid of deer. maybe to melt a bar in an old pot with 4 quarts of water and then spill it around the garden area would do. i have aslo heard that human urine will scare them away, and i have heard of that more than twice, so it must work. ;)hope these help;) = from susan in tennessee,u.s.a. __ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED]
