Is it the stupid deer again?

[Funky Feathers]

Ya mean these little guys?

 

[sourland]

No shower for the husband; have him work hard all day in the sun-hang up the stinky T-shirt. Best deer deterrent that I have ever come up with other than electric fence. The deer around here just giggle at the "application of urine."

 

[TheChickenCameFirst]

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Yeeeeeeeah... -.- those little guys... *Groan* I do NOT like them!

I think the plan will have to be put up a fence, hang little bottles of coyote urine, Spray down the plants with liquid fence, put out plastic bags, hang Irish Springs soap, sprinkle dog hair, put out a scare crow, Hang CDs on strings and lace the whole thing with barbed wire! (And put out a camera to watch the action

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Maybe that'll stop 'em!!

Thanks to all for your suggestions!

I am also wondering if I am having a problem with a ground hog or some such.... hmmmm.

 

[BlakesWife]

Only thing I can think of is to put something near that would "appeal" to them, laced with say, cayenne pepper inside of it. That way you can build up a food adversion to it, much like people do when they get sick from a certain food. For example, I hate jelly beans but that's only because I went on a field trip to a jelly belly factory when I was in elementary school. After a few minutes of trying them, I threw up. In all likelyhood, it was probably the motion sickness from the bus, coupled with an empty stomach that caused me to throw up. But because of that episode, I refuse to eat anything resembling a jelly bean. I would imagine it would be the same thing for whatever is having it's way with your garden. Place enough things around there for it to eat but lace them with something that would cause them to think twice about eating from your garden.

 

[Emzyyy]

I'd say an electric fence around the garden would keep whatever it is away.

 

[geepy]

This may not be PC, but if that were my garden my freezer would be full.

After all we are the top of the food chain.

 

[Steve_of_sandspoultry]

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No it's more like these little guys

Steve

 

[CCFarms9559]

The deer eat our pumpkins in dry years. Since they are eating the tops of the tomatoes, I would think it's definately deer.

 

[patman75]

A friend of mine has big problems with deer and her garden. She resorted to a double wall garden. First wall was 5 feet tall. the second wall was 4 feet inside that wall and was 8 feet tall, all with electric fence and the top of each wall was a hot wire. You had to go through 2 gates to get in, both with electric fencing.

 

[JetBlack]

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Geez. It's the Blair Witch Raccoon!