Re: Stans' Problem



On Mon, 3 May 1999 19:53:44 +1200 "BarryPip" <bpgraham@ihug.co.nz>
writes:
>Stan....I found this on a garden newsgroup and thought of your 
>problem..the
>deer one that is....Anyway,dont know if it would be of much good,but 
>it
>doesnt sound too bad.It might be worth a try .
>
>Phillippa
>In Christchurch, New Zealand ..
>Where it is getting cold,but still very beautiful with all the autumn
>colours.
>"When there is something I want to put
>in I'll leave one out at the spot for three or four nights to see if 
>they
>get
>nibbled. If it does then I spray the plant* and try another three or 
>four
>nights
>to see if the spray works on a plant they like. So far, so good!
>
>* the spray is simple: hot sauce and some citrus oil based 
>dishwashing
>liquid,
>in water, put into a pressure sprayer."
>
Thanks a lot.  This sounds like a winner for my pumpkins.
I have successfully used a commercial product I believe
is called Repel.  I use it on my seedling trees.  It is expensive.
I think I will try the hot sauce mix also.  Since the deer love to eat
the flowers from the pumpkin vine it will be interesting to see if
either spray will hurt the flowers.   You are not supposed to use it on
vegetables,
but, heck, I don't plan on eating the pumpkins or gourds that
I hope to grow, so maybe I can grow them outside the electric
fence and not have to protect them with wire cages.  
     BYW, does anyone know if birdhouse gourds are supposed
to grow on trellises or fences like regular gourds or should they
be allowed to rest on the ground?
Thanks,
     Stan                 the cheap and lazy gardener
___________________________________________________________________
You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail.
Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html
or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]
Other Mailing lists | Author Index | Date Index | Subject Index | Thread Index