Re: Deer repellent
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  • Subject: Re: Deer repellent
  • From: a*@aol.com
  • Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2014 09:55:32 -0500 (EST)
Carolyn, I tried Bobbex several years ago and the deer didn't seem to mind
it at all.  Couldn't tell that it made any difference.  Liquid Fence says it
doesn't
need to be reapplied after rain, but it does say new growth shouldl be
treated.


A local landscaper told me she uses it weekly for some of her customers
with good results, and so far - knock on wood - it has worked for me for the
last two years.


I think I have tried everything I've ever seen recommended, and most of them
don't work more than a week or two, if that.  I've tried planting all those
deer-repellent plants, and most of them have been eaten down as if they
were candy.  As I mentioned before the only things they reliably don't eat
are Rue and the yellow perennial foxglove.  They don't bother the Pachysandra
much either.


My vegetable garden has an eight-foot-high fence around it which effectively
keeps out the deer, but although it is buried a couple of feet below the
ground, something - probably groundhogs - keep managing to get in and
devastate my vegetables.  Had better luck last year than some recent
years, so maybe I can grow beans and lettuces again.  The fence will
need significant repairs, since the heavy snow on the Sweet Autumn
Clematis that ran along some twenty-five feet of the top of it has caused
the collapse of the back half.  Oh well.  It's supposed to be cold again
for the coming week, so I'm glad we still have some snow-cover after
the weekend's thaws.


Auralie


Auralie, the only product I have found to keep the deer at bay is
Bobbex. We have deer in the garden every day. In the summer I add the
scare crow at night which I move around. Bobbex does not need to be
reapplied after rain.

Ceres (Carolyn)

Sent from my iPad

> On Feb 23, 2014, at 3:11 PM, aplfgcnys@aol.com wrote:
>
> I have struggled with deer for years, and have had off-and-on success with
> several approaches.  As for planting things they don't eat -that's all well
> and
> good except that there always comes a year when they eat everything they
> never touched before.  Four years ago they ate my Ruta graveolens (Rue) and
> Artemisia plants, which they had never eaten before.  The only thing that I
> grow that they only nibble is the perennial yellow foxglove, Digitalis
> ambigua,
> which grows like a weed in my yard, but I love it.
>
> However, for the past three years I have had almost total success by
spraying
> almost weekly with Liquid Fence, which is essentially coyote urine.  It's a
> nuisance, and also expensive, but so far it has worked for me.  But then
when
> we used to spray with a mixture of raw eggs and pepper sauce, it worked for
> a while, but then one day we saw them licking it off the treetrunk where it
> had
> been sprayed,
>
> Good luck with whatever you try.
>
> Auralie
>
>
>
>
>
> That is part of the problem Bonnie. The HOA says only metal open bar
> ence no taller than 4 feet. We have a natural cliff in the back down to
> pond. it would be a 10' jump to get in so I think we could keep them
> ut there but not at sides of house.
> I'm trying to only plant things they don't like for now.





-----Original Message-----
From: Carolyn Magnani <Cersgarden@aol.com>
To: gardenchat <gardenchat@hort.net>
Cc: gardenchat <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Sun, Feb 23, 2014 7:50 pm
Subject: [CHAT] Deer repellent


Auralie, the only product I have found to keep the deer at bay is
Bobbex. We have deer in the garden every day. In the summer I add the
scare crow at night which I move around. Bobbex does not need to be
reapplied after rain.

Ceres (Carolyn)

Sent from my iPad

> On Feb 23, 2014, at 3:11 PM, aplfgcnys@aol.com wrote:
>
> I have struggled with deer for years, and have had off-and-on success with
> several approaches.  As for planting things they don't eat -that's all well
> and
> good except that there always comes a year when they eat everything they
> never touched before.  Four years ago they ate my Ruta graveolens (Rue) and
> Artemisia plants, which they had never eaten before.  The only thing that I
> grow that they only nibble is the perennial yellow foxglove, Digitalis
> ambigua,
> which grows like a weed in my yard, but I love it.
>
> However, for the past three years I have had almost total success by
spraying
> almost weekly with Liquid Fence, which is essentially coyote urine.  It's a
> nuisance, and also expensive, but so far it has worked for me.  But then
when
> we used to spray with a mixture of raw eggs and pepper sauce, it worked for
> a while, but then one day we saw them licking it off the treetrunk where it
> had
> been sprayed,
>
> Good luck with whatever you try.
>
> Auralie
>
>
>
>
>
> That is part of the problem Bonnie. The HOA says only metal open bar
> ence no taller than 4 feet. We have a natural cliff in the back down to
> pond. it would be a 10' jump to get in so I think we could keep them
> ut there but not at sides of house.
> I'm trying to only plant things they don't like for now.
>
> atricia Dickson
> 22 Olympic Drive
> ockport, Tx 78382
> 80-302-0042
> dickson53@gmail.com
>> On Feb 19, 2014, at 6:39 PM, BONNIE_HOLMES <bonnie_holmes@comcast.net>
wrote:
>> Will have to be a high fence as they can really leap.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: "Patricia Dickson" <pdickson53@gmail.com>
> To: "Garden Chat" <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2014 7:14:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Texas Magazine article
>
> I have planted dwarf yaupons, sago palms, varigated ginger, foxtail
> ferns and plumbago. I want to plant lots of rosemary and lavender. They
> talked about split leaf philodendron being a great plant for here that
> the deer dont bother. We have a lot of live oak trees so there is more
> shade and partial shade. I have 3 hibiscus and a meyer lemon tree that I
> have in pots. I have to roll them in and out of the garage right now.
> Even if I leave them on the back porch the deer will get brave enough to
> come defoliate them every once in a while. I really need to give them to
> someone that has a fenced in area.
>
>
>
>> On Feb 19, 2014, at 5:40 PM, Pam Evans <gardenqueen@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> supposedly they don't like rosemary or lavender. but I don't have any here
>> to test it out.
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 5:15 PM, Patricia Dickson
> <pdickson53@gmail.com>wrote:
>>>
>>> I love Downton Abby too.
>>> I have the digital addition for the Texas Gardner magazine and sometimes
>>> forget to check it out but this month they sent me a reminder. Suzanne
>>> Labry is my step sister and never brags ( or tells me when she has
>>> written an article) but they are all great.
>>>
>>> Now that we live in Rockport, Tx we have so many deer that I am not sure
>>> how much gardening I am going to be able to do. The previous owner told
>>> me that they had the yard professionally landscaped 2 times and both
>>> times the deer ate everything. I went to talk at the Extension center
>>> yesterday and the Master Gardners here are very good at getting good
>>> information out about how to plant things the deer won t eat, but with
>>> the drought they still might eat it.
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Patricia Dickson <pdickson53@gmail.com>
> To: gardenchat <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Wed, Feb 19, 2014 10:40 pm
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Texas Magazine article
>
>
> That is part of the problem Bonnie. The HOA says only metal open bar
> ence no taller than 4 feet. We have a natural cliff in the back down to
> pond. it would be a 10' jump to get in so I think we could keep them
> ut there but not at sides of house.
> I'm trying to only plant things they don't like for now.
>
> atricia Dickson
> 22 Olympic Drive
> ockport, Tx 78382
> 80-302-0042
> dickson53@gmail.com
>> On Feb 19, 2014, at 6:39 PM, BONNIE_HOLMES <bonnie_holmes@comcast.net>
wrote:
>> Will have to be a high fence as they can really leap.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: "Patricia Dickson" <pdickson53@gmail.com>
> To: "Garden Chat" <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2014 7:14:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Texas Magazine article
>
> I have planted dwarf yaupons, sago palms, varigated ginger, foxtail
> ferns and plumbago. I want to plant lots of rosemary and lavender. They
> talked about split leaf philodendron being a great plant for here that
> the deer dont bother. We have a lot of live oak trees so there is more
> shade and partial shade. I have 3 hibiscus and a meyer lemon tree that I
> have in pots. I have to roll them in and out of the garage right now.
> Even if I leave them on the back porch the deer will get brave enough to
> come defoliate them every once in a while. I really need to give them to
> someone that has a fenced in area.
>
>
>
>> On Feb 19, 2014, at 5:40 PM, Pam Evans <gardenqueen@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> supposedly they don't like rosemary or lavender. but I don't have any here
>> to test it out.
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 5:15 PM, Patricia Dickson
> <pdickson53@gmail.com>wrote:
>>>
>>> I love Downton Abby too.
>>> I have the digital addition for the Texas Gardner magazine and sometimes
>>> forget to check it out but this month they sent me a reminder. Suzanne
>>> Labry is my step sister and never brags ( or tells me when she has
>>> written an article) but they are all great.
>>>
>>> Now that we live in Rockport, Tx we have so many deer that I am not sure
>>> how much gardening I am going to be able to do. The previous owner told
>>> me that they had the yard professionally landscaped 2 times and both
>>> times the deer ate everything. I went to talk at the Extension center
>>> yesterday and the Master Gardners here are very good at getting good
>>> information out about how to plant things the deer won t eat, but with
>>> the drought they still might eat it.
>>>
>>> So much to learn and plants to find.
>>> Tricia
>>>> On Feb 19, 2014, at 5:08 PM, Pam Evans <gardenqueen@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> have the magazine - haven't read it yet - definitely will this weekend,
>>> now
>>>> that I've got my Downton Abbey fix - LOL
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 4:59 PM, Patricia Dickson <pdickson53@gmail.com
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I just read a great article on Key hole gardening, by Suzanne Labry in
>>>>> the Texas Gardener. Have any of you heard about it? It sounds
wonderful.
>>>>>
>>>>> Tricia Dickson
>>>>> On Feb 19, 2014, at 3:51 PM, Catharine Carpenter <cathycrc@comcast.net>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Things melting here, but with the ground still frozen, expect flooding
>>>>> sooner or later. Sounds like winter isn't finished with us yet, either.
>>>>> The bulbs I planted this fall are probably mush. Oh well.....
>>>>>
>>>>>> Cathy, west central IL, z5b
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Feb 19, 2014, at 10:01 AM, Christopher P. Lindsey wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>> Sorry to bother you with this but i had a sudden trip out of the
>>>>>>>> country
>>>>>>>> to Greece. Am here to see my ill cousin she is suffering from Kidney
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hey everyone!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It looks like Auralie's email was hacked -- don't answer this email
>>>>>>> and send money. :)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> In gardening news, how is everyone holding up with the cold and snow?
>>>>>>> We're finally getting a few days of warmth that might actually melt
>>>>>>> the snow here. I'm hoping.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Chris
>>>>>>>
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>>>> Kemp TX
>>>> zone 8A
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