Ok, I gave up on tomatoes this year because the deer ate them, but now
they are eating my squash plants. In the Winter they eat my pine trees.

On Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:02:35 -0700, wrote:

Ok, I gave up on tomatoes this year because the deer ate them, but now
they are eating my squash plants. In the Winter they eat my pine trees.

Get yourself deer mesh fencing. It is virtually invisible from the
eye, cheap and six feet tall. You can buy it in 100 foot rolls for
about 20 dollars or less. Keep it checked for birds getting hung up.

In article om,
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Ok, I gave up on tomatoes this year because the deer ate them, but now
they are eating my squash plants. In the Winter they eat my pine trees.

We have tomatoes that look like small pine trees. Deer coupled with
ground hogs and we have the worse garden results in over 40 years.

My brother has been trapping the ground hogs which moved into our area
last year. A new neighbor says his dad is good with a crossbow. This
guy has moose and deer heads up on the wall.

The deer eat our phlox which I can live with but they are also grazing
our Japanese maples we been propagating for over 30 years

Bill

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In article om,
wrote:

Ok, I gave up on tomatoes this year because the deer ate them, but now
they are eating my squash plants. In the Winter they eat my pine trees.

We have tomatoes that look like small pine trees. Deer coupled with
ground hogs and we have the worse garden results in over 40 years.

My brother has been trapping the ground hogs which moved into our area
last year. A new neighbor says his dad is good with a crossbow. This
guy has moose and deer heads up on the wall.

The deer eat our phlox which I can live with but they are also grazing
our Japanese maples we been propagating for over 30 years

Bill


They got my "Hyperion" daylillies, trampled some gorgeous glads, impatiens
and browallia, nibbled the green beans (through the ****ing cage!), green
pepper leaves, tomato leaves, swiss chard etc etc. I'm putting up an 8 foot
mesh fence this weekend. I don't care how ugly it is. This is war.

What kind of deer? The white tailed here in SE Pennsylvania are not
bothering with the tomatoes. They do enjoy the apples and peaches that drop
to the ground when I thin out the fruit on the fruit trees.


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Ok, I gave up on tomatoes this year because the deer ate them, but now
they are eating my squash plants. In the Winter they eat my pine trees.

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:

"William Wagner"
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om,
wrote:

Ok, I gave up on tomatoes this year because
the deer ate them, but now they are eating my
squash plants. In the Winter they eat my pine
trees.

We have tomatoes that look like small pine
trees. Deer coupled with ground hogs and we
have the worse garden results in over 40 years.

My brother has been trapping the ground hogs
which moved into our area
last year. A new neighbor says his dad is
good with a crossbow. This guy has moose and
deer heads up on the wall.

The deer eat our phlox which I can live with
but they are also grazing
our Japanese maples we been propagating for
over 30 years

Bill


They got my "Hyperion" daylillies, trampled some
gorgeous glads, impatiens and browallia, nibbled
the green beans (through the ****ing cage!),
green pepper leaves, tomato leaves, swiss chard
etc etc. I'm putting up an 8 foot mesh fence
this weekend. I don't care how ugly it is. This
is war.

You might consider an electric wire(s). Some of
the vineyards around here use this approach; One
strand about 3 feet above ground level and one
strand about a foot above ground level. The high
one will get the deer and the low one will get
the ground hogs and racoons. Smear both strands
with peanut butter. The deer love peanut butter
and a lick or two and they won't be back.

symplastless wrote:
What kind of deer? The white tailed here in SE Pennsylvania are not
bothering with the tomatoes. They do enjoy the apples and peaches that drop
to the ground when I thin out the fruit on the fruit trees.


BS. Same whitetail here eat practically everything. Simple matter of
deer density. In dead of winter they will eat evergreens and starve to
death for lack of nutrition. Fences/electic fences are only real solution.
Frank

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JoeSpareBedroom wrote:

"William Wagner"
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om,
wrote:

Ok, I gave up on tomatoes this year because
the deer ate them, but now they are eating my
squash plants. In the Winter they eat my pine
trees.

We have tomatoes that look like small pine
trees. Deer coupled with ground hogs and we
have the worse garden results in over 40 years.

My brother has been trapping the ground hogs
which moved into our area
last year. A new neighbor says his dad is
good with a crossbow. This guy has moose and
deer heads up on the wall.

The deer eat our phlox which I can live with
but they are also grazing
our Japanese maples we been propagating for
over 30 years

Bill


They got my "Hyperion" daylillies, trampled some
gorgeous glads, impatiens and browallia, nibbled
the green beans (through the ****ing cage!),
green pepper leaves, tomato leaves, swiss chard
etc etc. I'm putting up an 8 foot mesh fence
this weekend. I don't care how ugly it is. This
is war.

You might consider an electric wire(s). Some of
the vineyards around here use this approach; One
strand about 3 feet above ground level and one
strand about a foot above ground level. The high
one will get the deer and the low one will get
the ground hogs and racoons. Smear both strands
with peanut butter. The deer love peanut butter
and a lick or two and they won't be back.

I don't want to run AC to the garden, and I've heard mixed reviews about
solar. The fence is what's going to happen, and that's that.

"Eggs Zachtly" wrote in message
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http://www.deerfortress.com/

We've had very good results with the above. It's a bit on the expensive
side, but it's cheaper than a fence. Just a thought.
Eggs


"approved for use right up to harvest"?

I wonder who "approved" it.

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:

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JoeSpareBedroom wrote:

"William Wagner"
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om,
wrote:

Ok, I gave up on tomatoes this year because
the deer ate them, but now they are eating
my squash plants. In the Winter they eat my
pine trees.

We have tomatoes that look like small pine
trees. Deer coupled with ground hogs and we
have the worse garden results in over 40
years.

My brother has been trapping the ground hogs
which moved into our area
last year. A new neighbor says his dad is
good with a crossbow. This guy has moose and
deer heads up on the wall.

The deer eat our phlox which I can live with
but they are also grazing
our Japanese maples we been propagating for
over 30 years

Bill


They got my "Hyperion" daylillies, trampled
some gorgeous glads, impatiens and browallia,
nibbled the green beans (through the ****ing
cage!), green pepper leaves, tomato leaves,
swiss chard etc etc. I'm putting up an 8 foot
mesh fence this weekend. I don't care how ugly
it is. This is war.

You might consider an electric wire(s). Some
of the vineyards around here use this approach;
One strand about 3 feet above ground level and
one
strand about a foot above ground level. The
high one will get the deer and the low one will
get the ground hogs and racoons. Smear both
strands with peanut butter. The deer love
peanut butter and a lick or two and they won't
be back.

I don't want to run AC to the garden, and I've
heard mixed reviews about solar. The fence is
what's going to happen, and that's that.

Fine by me, just trying to help. Hopefully the
suggestion might be considered helpful to others
reading the posts.

JoeSpareBedroom said:

"Paul E. Lehmann" wrote in message
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JoeSpareBedroom wrote:

"William Wagner"
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om,
wrote:

Ok, I gave up on tomatoes this year because
the deer ate them, but now they are eating my
squash plants. In the Winter they eat my pine
trees.

We have tomatoes that look like small pine
trees. Deer coupled with ground hogs and we
have the worse garden results in over 40 years.

My brother has been trapping the ground hogs
which moved into our area
last year. A new neighbor says his dad is
good with a crossbow. This guy has moose and
deer heads up on the wall.

The deer eat our phlox which I can live with
but they are also grazing
our Japanese maples we been propagating for
over 30 years

Bill


They got my "Hyperion" daylillies, trampled some
gorgeous glads, impatiens and browallia, nibbled
the green beans (through the ****ing cage!),
green pepper leaves, tomato leaves, swiss chard
etc etc. I'm putting up an 8 foot mesh fence
this weekend. I don't care how ugly it is. This
is war.

You might consider an electric wire(s). Some of
the vineyards around here use this approach; One
strand about 3 feet above ground level and one
strand about a foot above ground level. The high
one will get the deer and the low one will get
the ground hogs and racoons. Smear both strands
with peanut butter. The deer love peanut butter
and a lick or two and they won't be back.

I don't want to run AC to the garden, and I've heard mixed reviews about
solar. The fence is what's going to happen, and that's that.

http://www.deerfortress.com/

We've had very good results with the above. It's a bit on the expensive
side, but it's cheaper than a fence. Just a thought.

--

Eggs

-If a cow laughs hard, does milk come out its nose?

wrote:
Ok, I gave up on tomatoes this year because the deer ate
them, but now
they are eating my squash plants. In the Winter they eat
my pine trees.

We're going with Liquid Fence. My buddy bought a gallon of
concentrate and a giant sprayer. The whole yard smells like
limburger cheese when the wind shifts. Good thing we like
stinky cheese

Seahag

JoeSpareBedroom said:

"Eggs Zachtly" wrote in message
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http://www.deerfortress.com/

We've had very good results with the above. It's a bit on the expensive
side, but it's cheaper than a fence. Just a thought.
Eggs

"approved for use right up to harvest"?

I wonder who "approved" it.

It never comes in contact with the plants. It's a small, plastic "canister"
that sits on a heavy wire stake.

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Eggs

Do Lipton employees take coffee breaks?

Seahag wrote:


wrote:
Ok, I gave up on tomatoes this year because the
deer ate them, but now
they are eating my squash plants. In the Winter
they eat my pine trees.

We're going with Liquid Fence. My buddy bought
a gallon of
concentrate and a giant sprayer. The whole yard
smells like
limburger cheese when the wind shifts. Good
thing we like stinky cheese

Seahag

Check to see if safe for food plants. Some of the
deer repellents are to be used only on non
edibles. I don't know which category liquid
fence fits in.

Paul E. Lehmann said:

Seahag wrote:


wrote:
Ok, I gave up on tomatoes this year because the
deer ate them, but now
they are eating my squash plants. In the Winter
they eat my pine trees.

We're going with Liquid Fence. My buddy bought
a gallon of
concentrate and a giant sprayer. The whole yard
smells like
limburger cheese when the wind shifts. Good
thing we like stinky cheese

Seahag

Check to see if safe for food plants. Some of the
deer repellents are to be used only on non
edibles. I don't know which category liquid
fence fits in.

Doesn't matter. You can put it down as a border, around the bed.

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Eggs

-A hair in the head is worth two in the brush.