What did you do in the garden today?

[Happy hen lover]

I love irisis! Yours are beautiful! mine are purple.

They are beautiful colors mine are blah purple too.

 

[oldhen2345]

my mother has a black thumb

I can grow veggies and flowers- black thumb when it comes to herbs though- just can’t get the hang of growing those.

 

[Happy hen lover]

The soap doesn't work, repellent sprays don't work, dog in the orchard doesn't work, electric wire only works for a bit, hanging deer repellent bombs don't work, motion light and water blaster don't work, deer cages are leaned on and knocked over and therefor don't work, the deer strips in the trees obviously don't work with this deer.

The orchard is over an acre, so fencing is not really an option unless it is over 6-8 feet high, not an option. THey can jump high or far, but not both.

It wouldn't be an issue if the woman two acreages over would quit feeding them sweet feed year 'round and bringing them into the housing.

How bout a moat . Ha ha

 

[oldhen2345]

Hi everyone! Just wondering if there is a best time of the day to water? Have a good night!

I usually water first thing in the AM, the sun can dry the leaves. If I water a lot overnight, the leaves stay wet and tend toward diseases- mold, leaf spot.

 

[WthrLady]

SIX TREES! The deer took out the tops of SIX trees last night. I am friggen fuming.

 

[Happy hen lover]

How about some kind of smoke? Like smudge pots? Can you wrap the baby leaved branches with something kind of airy material like bird netting, the netting like bath puffs are made from, toile etc.

 

[oldhen2345]

I used to work at a hospital that had a large amount of pothos ivy in the atrium and caretakers would trim them back and throw the trimmings away- a bunch of us would ask for them, so I have a lot of ivy in the house.

 

[WthrLady]

Not with 50 trees, no. And fire is a no no.

I'm trying new spray this week. This is insane. Come hunting season, she's MINE.

 

[Happy hen lover]

How about some kind of smoke? Like smudge pots? Can you wrap the baby leaved branches with something kind of airy material like bird netting, the netting like bath puffs are made from, toile etc.

When they were eating our hay on farm Game warden said we could load shotgun shell with rock salt to scare them off . They can be horrible. I'm sorry.

 

[Happy hen lover]

Not with 50 trees, no. And fire is a no no.

I'm trying new spray this week. This is insane. Come hunting season, she's MINE.

You go girl hey you've fed her!