Re: Bovine auto-eroticism and deer repellants
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- Subject: Re: Bovine auto-eroticism and deer repellants
- From: M* T*
- Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 02:41:47 -0500
Hoo Ha! Keith, an absolutely BEAUTIFUL post....not only cracked me
up totally (I can empathize...hoo boy, can I empathize) also liked
your voodoo recipe and will give it a try on my own herd.
Do hope you try the electric barrel Bambina and post the results
here!
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
tears rolling down cheeks...heh, heh, ha, ha...ooooha!
mtalt@clark.net
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> From: Bolt Upright <berlin@wycol.net>
> in a fence of some kind. Until this year. For whatever reason the
> bastar....uh...beautiful woodland creatures decided to attack the
hedges
> with a vengeance. The damage has been unbelievable and it makes me
sick to
> even think about it, much less pass it several times a day. And
after what
> happened to the Birches, I'm not taking any more damage lightly.
I got out
> my trusty little 'Critter Gitter' and rotated it around the
property, yet
> herds of deer continued to use the landscaping as their buffet.
Sometime
> around Christmas I became semi-hysterical and went searching every
garden
> department of every store within a 50 mile radius for any brand of
deer
> repellent. Since everything garden related was moved to make way
for
> Christmas ornaments (box after box of those ubiquitous icicle
lights!!!
> Ack!!! And wire-frame deer lawn ornaments!!!) I couldn't find a
thing even
> remotely related to gardening, much less something as specific as
deer
> repellent. So, I went home and researched homemade recipes and
threw one
> together. In my frenzy I was uncertain which to use, so I simply
mixed
> together The Mother of all homemade deer repellents. Putting on
snow gear,
> I trudged through 3 foot snow drifts, 16F degree, snowing weather
and
> sprayed the entire perimeter of my property (6.4 acres) with this
> concoction.
>
> Quite frankly, I think I'm fortunate to be alive, and I'm still
amazed that
> gardening has driven me to such extreme physical and mental
overdrive.
> However, the herds of rampaging beasts have not set hoof on my
property
> since I sprayed that voodoo brew. I don't really know why it
worked, but
> all I know is that so far, the deer are steering a wide path around
me. I
> realize that the hordes could return at any time, but I do feel all
is not
> totally lost. This Summer I might finally get around to installing
an
> electric fence. Or perhaps next Autumn, during rutting season,
I'll dress
> up a barrel like a fetching Bambina and give Bambino an electric
surprise
> he'll never forget.
>
> So, if anyone wants to know what the formula was, here it is:
break 8 eggs
> into a blender, add an oil based sticker-spreader (vegetable oil or
Safers),
> add water halfway up, blend, and here's the fun part, about an
ounce of high
> quality clove oil (or more - I just kept dumping until my eyes
watered).
> Blend well, add more water, then add a drop or two of dishwashing
detergent.
> Blend until it looks frighteningly foamy. Sieve into a five gallon
sprayer
> and spray recklessly on anything not moving. I concentrated on
tree trunks
> and such since evergreens can be damaged by ANY spray when it's
below 40F,
> but so far everything looks fine. I will admit that I did respray
last
> month, but changed the formula a bit, using camphor oil instead of
clove.
> Whatever - it seems to work. Next month it's my beloved
grandmother's
> heirloom gallon of 'Evening in Paris'.
>
> Sorry this was so long, but I sincerely hope it helps someone with
a similar
> problem.
>
> Keith, WNY, zone 5
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