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Re: [SHADEGARDENS] deer and talk radio

Clyde,
   The "sliced off and left where it falls" sounds suspiciously like cut
worms!  Had you thought of that?

  I have an electrified fence 8' tall (3 strands).  The charger will "send"
for up to a mile of wire, and will cost from $75.00 to $250.00 depending on
a.) where you buy it and b.) how slick the sales person is who sells it to
you.  The cheapest one works just about as well as the more expensive
version.  I use fiberglass rods as "carriers", having experimented with
concrete reinforcing bars and constant patrols to find where I had shorted
myself out.
  If you have enough trees, there are threaded insulators which you can
screw into the trunks..just be sure to unscrew at least 1 turn per season,
or the tree will begin to grow around it.  Wire can be purchased on large
spools and can be very lightweight and still work fine.  If you should
decide to try a fence like that, liberally smear peanut butter on the wire
in several places where you know deer regularly pass by, then turn it on.
Trust me, once they have licked the wire while it is "hot" they will think
twice about how attractive your "pasture" is.  Heh, Heh!
   Joann Stewart Zone 7 Watkinsville, Georgia

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> From: CCREDUX <CCREDUX@AOL.COM>
> To: shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
> Subject: Re: [SHADEGARDENS] deer  and talk radio
> Date: Monday, January 19, 1998 5:37 PM
>
> In a message dated 98-01-19 09:50:58 EST, Larry@MAIL.NETBRIDGE.NET
writes:
>
> <<
>  I have another trail that crosses the yard the other way which is
>  mostly used by dogs. I learned long ago that that path is permanent.
>  So now I not only need to consider dog damage but deer as well.
>   >>
> I have found that lightly sprinkling blood meal in my hosta beds deters
dogs
> and rabbits
> A question: Is it the rabbit that slices off an emerging hosta at ground
level
> and simply leaves it where it falls?
>
> Kay Dye: If you use the radio method, be sure to turn it to one of those
hard
> rock/rap stations. I cannot believe any living creatures except my
teen-age
> son and his generation could stand that "music." Don't play "Home on the
> Range."
>
> Are the electrified fences effective agains invasions of deer? Are they
> expensive?
>
> Clyde crockett--who is still trying to find the label on that variegated
> tovara/fallopia/polygonatum/polygnum.
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