How to Control Deer in Your Garden
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Article by: Marilyn Pokorney REQUIREMENTS FOR REPRINT: You have permission to publish this article free of charge in your e-zine, newsletter, ebook, print publication or on your website ONLY if it remains unchanged and you include the copyright and author information (Resource Box) at the end. You may not use this article in any unsolicited commercial email (spam). You may retrieve this article by: Autoresponder: deercontrol@getresponse.com Website: http://www.apluswriting.net/articles/deercontrol.txt Words: 307 Copyright: 2005 Marilyn Pokorney Please leave the resource box intact with an active link, and send a courtesy copy of the publication in which the article appears to: marilynp@nctc.net ---------------------------------------------- Deer are the most difficult of all pests , Using roses in the landscape to deter from a garden. They love many different plants. , Organic Gardening In The Backyard - Fun, Healthy, and Easier Than You May Think Flowers, , The Cranberry Viburnum Will Thrive In Horsham Pa vegetables, trees , Go Easier on Yourself this Fall and shrubs , Organic Gardening In The Backyard - Fun, Healthy, and Easier Than You May Think are all on their menu. The best way to keep deer out of a garden , Easy Tips On How To Care For Your Plants is by using a fence that is at least 6 feet high. If it's a small garden that may be feasible but for large gardens , How to Grow Red Oak Trees Near Doylestown Pa or yards, , Soy Candles? What Will They Think of Next? the cost is prohibitive, or possibly not practical. So the only other choice is deterrents. Deer don't like the smell of raw eggs, fish products, , How To Sharpen Lawn Mower Blades kelp, or ammonia. Any spray made from these products , Buying and planting bulbs the right way can be used. Just mix the product , Landscape Plans Resolved of choice in water , Soy Candles? What Will They Think of Next? and spray the plants to be protected. Deer don't like the smell of soap either. Some gardeners have especially found success with Dial and Zest brands. Blood meal scattered around the garden , Building a Gazebo is another good deterrent. Since deer don't like capsaicin, the ingredient that makes peppers hot, , The Value of Discount Fireplace Mantels a spray made from chili peppers , Buying and planting bulbs the right way deters deers. Hang fragrant fabric-softener strips, and small nylon bags filled with human hair on trees , Pruning Tips around the garden. , How To Install a Liner Pond Some gardeners have found success by laying chicken wire on the ground about six feet wide around the perimeter of the garden. , Georgian and Victorian Conservatory Design The deer don't like to walk on it because their hooves get stuck in the loops of the wire. Try planting time-released garlic capsules at the bases of trees or shrubs , What's to Know about Furnaces or in the rows of plants , INSTALLING VINYL REPLACEMENT WINDOWS IN A WOOD FRAME OPENING to be protected. There is a wide variety of plants , Easy Does It With Robotic Lawn Mowers that deer won't eat. A list of what they like and don't like can be obtained from your local , Simple steps to build a Tabletop Water Fountain county cooperative extension office. For even more deterrents visit: http://www.apluswriting.net/garden/yardiacdeercontrol.htm About the Author Author: Marilyn Pokorney Freelance writer of science, nature, , The Zen Of Charm Bracelets animals and the environment. Also loves crafts, , INSTALLING VINYL REPLACEMENT WINDOWS IN A WOOD FRAME OPENING gardening, , The Cranberry Viburnum Will Thrive In Horsham Pa and reading. Website: http://www.apluswriting.net |
  
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