Re: incredible dracunculus
- To: lindsey@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: incredible dracunculus
- From: R* N* <w*@nbnet.nb.ca>
- Date: Mon, 14 Jun 1999 21:50:21 -0500 (CDT)
Hi All:
>At 03:13 PM 6/11/99 -0500, you wrote:
>>Stacy and aroiders;
>> I doubt the Dracunculus would do much as a deer
>>repellent, only staying in bloom a few days out of the
>>year. At our place (in the 'bush' of central GA) only
>>a 15 ft. fence is enough. But be it noted that aroids
>>(of which I've several) don't seem to ever be victims
>>of the deer at all, and most of mine are outside this
>>fence. Does anyone concur, or duspute?
>> Bob Burns-
>
>
>Being a landscaper on Hilton Head Island, SC, a place with a nationaly
>known deer problem, I would have to say that most aroids are resistant to
>deer browsing. But.... they will defanatly eat caladiums. No experience
>with dracunculus. I'll have to try it on the deer heer.
>
>Neil
I say it again: Deer will avoid plants treated with sulphur powder. Cats
avoid areas when the stuff is dusted on the soil.
Cheap. Easy.
Rand
