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Re: Maybe OT? protecting raised beds

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Dear ListMembers,

My apologies for the delayed reply.... a few days and $$$ 
later and I've new hardware for my computer and am 
back online <sigh>.

Thank you, to each one of you who offered up suggestions 
for my dilemma in trying to protect my raised beds from 
the neighbor's loose dogs.  

I tried using an odor-neutralizer followed up by liberally 
sprinkling chili-pepper on the corners, and when that 
didn't work, I loosely hung black plastic trash bags 
on the corners from stakes.  That one REALLY didn't 
work, as the dogs must have gotten startled by them, 
and smashed right through my German Queen tomatoes, 
green peppers and Jerusalem artichokes.  The dogs 
blazed a clear path of destruction right across 3 of my 
raised beds <unhappy look>.

Thankfully, my 4 1/2 foot wooden fence (lined with nice, 
sturdy fencing wire!) is now completely up.  The German 
Queens never did fully recover from the trauma done to 
them, but I'm happy to report that the peppers and artichokes 
look as though they'd never been trampled.   And the 
neighbor's dogs are no longer visiting my raised beds. 

I really do appreciate all of the very good advice you gave 
me.....and I'm grateful to be able to bring my questions 
to you in this forum. 

....with best wishes for an abundant harvest...

Chomi


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