Re: plants deer LOVE

Thanks for the tip, Margaret...think it might be quite interesting on
flat land, however, what I've got is hills and brush filled woods:-) 
Often wished for a cattle guard in the driveway, tho'.  Have read
that cattle guards will stop deer as well as cattle.  Problem around
here is that there is very little bare land to lay anything down on. 
Tried 100 feet of heavy wire fencing and it disappeared in the
undergrowth in about 2 weeks and didn't seem to help.  Just found it
a couple of weeks ago, as a matter of fact - had even propped it up
here and there with old logs to try to compensate for the dips and
rises...think they either jumped it or went around it.

Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
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> From: margaret lauterbach <mlaute@micron.net>
> Date: Tuesday, March 28, 2000 12:49 PM
> 
> I have an idea for an experiment for you, Marge. Get some 1X4 or
1X6 inch
> wide boards and lay them parallel to one another, with about 4
inches
> between them. Then pour corn gluten meal down through that space.
Move one
> board 4 inches on the other side of one board and stripe corn
gluten meal
> down through the space. What I'm getting at is something that will
look
> like cattle guards (i.e., pipe, space, pipe, space, etc.) to the
deer but
> won't be terribly expensive (unless you have a lot of land and they
enter
> from all sides), and it certainly won't hurt your soil (CGM is 10%
N, and
> contains P & K too.). Might need to be reapplied after heavy
rains...But it
> might work, if it's wider than they can broadjump.  Margaret L
> 
> 
> At 12:14 AM 3/28/2000 -0500, you wrote:
> >Roses don't surprise me a bit as they are a favorite food of my
herd
> >who browse the wild roses growing in the woods as a matter of
course.
> > Have not had them go after my conifers, but have heard of them
> >decimating Juniper spp.  Can't imagine anything more prickly to
eat.
> >
> >Tried the wire mesh on the ground - did not notice it helped. 
Only
> >thing that really keeps them off my yews, azaleas and rhodies is
to
> >fence the individual groups of plants...incredibly tedious and
> >marvelous to behold...hubby says garden resembles concentration
camp
> >in winter.
> >
> >It is my unfounded on scientific fact belief that if I could
afford
> >to put a 6' high solid wood fence around the property, they would
> >stay off as they won't jump where they can't see a safe landing
> >space..tho' they can sale right over something 10' tall if they
can
> >see through it - found that out.  Sigh...the eternal quest to
> >outsmart bambi...
> >
> >Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
> >mtalt@clark.net
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> >> From: Blee811@aol.com
> >> Date: Monday, March 27, 2000 11:44 PM
> >> 
> >> I was surprised when the deer ate my conifers and roses.  They
will
> >eat 
> >> almost anything.  We have hung soap in plastic bags (helps a
> >little), but the 
> >> best deterrent I have found is to put wire mesh flat on the
ground
> >around the 
> >> plants you want to protect.  Deer don't like to stand on the
wire
> >mesh.  I've 
> >> got some old chain link fencing I use for that.  But watch out
when
> >you mow!
> >> 
> >> Bill Lee
> >> Cincinnati
> >
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