Re: Dealing with Deer?

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Friends, 

We don't have an issue with deer in Manhattan, but like the rest of the country, we do have the shameless problem of hunger. 

Provided that you have someone who can butcher, refrigerate and distribute venison to local food pantries, why not "blow away," Bambi?  Venison steaks, etc, and as a soup stock is an excellent source of protein, and the beasts won't be eating your garden - the hungry will be eating them.

Best wishes, 
Adam Honigman
Volunteer, 
Clinton Community Garden, NYC. 

-----Original Message-----
From: Pohl-Kosbau, Leslie <PKLESLIE@ci.portland.or.us>
To: 'Garden Project' <gardenproject@ingham.org>; community_garden@mallorn.com
Sent: Tue, 17 May 2005 16:07:49 -0700
Subject: RE: [cg] Dealing with Deer?

It may not do the trick completely, but we try to put native fruiting plants
on the perimeter of the gardens that are located near woods or places that
deer frequent. They like to hang back in there, and rub their antlers on the
larger shrubs and small trees. In our neck of the woods, the favorites are
salmonberry, thimbleberry, huckleberries, etc. Deer also don't like to be
"exposed" in the open ground. If you kept the two areas distinct in their
plantings and management, I think that the deer would prefer the native area
(unless you have tender bean shoots in the garden).

Leslie Pohl-Kosbau
Portland, Oregon

-----Original Message-----
From: Garden Project [g*@ingham.org]
Sent: Friday, May 13, 2005 12:41 PM
To: community_garden@mallorn.com
Subject: [cg] Dealing with Deer?

We have one community garden site that is surrounded by woods and we
lose quite a bit of produce each year to deer and groundhogs.  We've
tried a deer fence around the garden last year that lasted about a week
before they broke through.  Many gardeners put up their own fence around
the individual plots, but we still lost a lot to the animals.  This can
be really disappointing for gardeners who have worked hard all season.

Does anyone have any experience with this or ideas on how to keep the
deer and groundhogs out?  Any suggestions for cover crops or something
else we could plant around the edges that might satisfy the deer and
keep them from coming farther in?

Thanks,
Sarah Halter
Community Garden Organizer

The Garden Project
P.O. Box 30161
Lansing, MI  48909-7661
Phone:  517-887-4660
Fax:       517-887-4551
Email:    gardenproject@ingham.org

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