Re: The Scare Crow for deer

**R* M* M* <r*@comcast.net>**

I've had some positive results from the scarecrow but not as much as I  
need. Covering beds with  bird netting seems to work moderately well  
as long as I allow plenty of slack  for the plants growth. Looks  
pretty silly when a tomato plant is trying to break through. We had a  
terrible problem with rabbits at the nursery this year, enough to mess  
up some of our early trials.  The new granular Plantskydd did a good  
job. I like it for food crops because I don't have to apply it to any  
of the food parts of the plant.
What gets me is I grew up at the nursery, never saw deer or rabbits my  
entire childhood. The rabbits are new and I think someone dropped of  
their children's darling overgrown bun-buns, thinking there would be  
plenty for them to eat. We see some odd looking rabbits but the  
granules and an increased gopher snake population eventually got it  
under control.
Here in Western Oregon there now is very little hunting and the deer  
population is at an historical high living off, home gardens, orchards  
and vineyards. The nursery is one issue, but our home is in town and  
the deer are worse there than at the nursery. rant, rant.
Rose Marie
Nichols Garden Nursery

On Nov 1, 2009, at 6:02 PM, Ellen Zachos wrote:

> These didn't work at all for me.  Admittedly, I live with a very large
> deer population.  No, not in Manhattan, in Shohola, PA where they
> close school on the first day of deer hunting season because it's such
> a big deal.
>
> I've tried several motion sensor operated deer deterrents: the scare
> crow, the ultra-sonic screamer...no luck with either.  Deer aren't
> stupid, especially when they're hungry and their lives depend on your
> garden plants.  They quickly learn that a squirt of water (or a high
> pitched noise) isn't going to hurt them and they continue to feed.
> Maybe our Pennsylvania deer are especially smart...and hungry.
>
> LN
>
> On Nov 1, 2009, at 8:47 PM, C.L. Fornari wrote:
>
>> A local rosarian protects his two+ acre rose garden with three Scare
>> Crows - he had a deer problem before, but since installing the SC he
>> hasn't had any deer damage. He must have gotten in the habit of
>> turning off the faucets before working in the garden.
>>
>> C.L.
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