There is a commodity known as "putrescent egg solids". It is good for all large mammals, including us. One of the brands is 'Deer Away'. Factory eggs have...
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John Migas
azaleajohn
Apr 2, 2010 1:56 pm
Hello David,  I feel your pain when you mention the deer problems. Most folks comment that they are cute.  After investing in a garden, watching it grow,...
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sjperk5
Apr 3, 2010 12:23 am
My plan for deer control in the event we ever have this problem is pretty simple. The spring after the damage I will put out a call saying that every woody...
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Mark R. Wright
onerhodie
Apr 3, 2010 1:06 am
Here in rural N Florida it's truly a crap shoot and depends on where the deer can find the most food. It's gotten to where it's nearly impossible to have a...
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Steve Henning
hevestenning
Apr 3, 2010 12:50 pm
Hi John, It is not only woody plants, it is annuals, perennials, and grass also. Deer only have biting teeth on their lower jaw, so they don't bite, they rip...
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michael.campbell3@...
mike_threeshot
Apr 3, 2010 12:59 pm
meat is meat Good a good recipe for deer salami or deer braughts and you're set. ... From: "Steve Henning" <rhodyman@...> To: azaleas@yahoogroups.com...
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Jim Willhite
jwillhite23
Apr 3, 2010 1:05 pm
BAck at my old place, which was loaded w deer, I used fencing for my core collection, and protected the outliers w 2 dogs and archers. Here at my new place,...
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sjperk5
Apr 3, 2010 1:33 pm
Steve Put in simple terms if we had deer we would stop gardening and work at removing their food supply. Then I would see a lawyer and start a class action...
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KarenBeaz@...
Apr 3, 2010 2:30 pm
My azaleas have not bloomed in many seasons and now their branches are black - we want to replace them, but are concerned about the soil - do we need to treat...
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Tom Schuetz
mulchall
Apr 3, 2010 4:05 pm
Karen, typically a black coating on azalea branches is from a fungus which thrives on the sweet excretions of sap sucking insects such as Azalea Bark Scale....
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Tom Schuetz
mulchall
Apr 3, 2010 4:05 pm
Karen, typically a black coating on azalea branches is from a fungus which thrives on the sweet excretions of sap sucking insects such as Azalea Bark Scale....
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sjperk5
Apr 3, 2010 7:27 pm
Steve I would be willing to fight the deer but I would not be willing to go to the effort of fighting our multiple levels of nanny state government to do so. ...
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Larry Wallace
uuallace
Apr 3, 2010 8:03 pm
"You put up fences to keep your animals in not to keep other animals out." John Perkins You obviously don't live in a 'free range' state. It is just the...
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sjperk5
Apr 3, 2010 9:21 pm
Larry Point taken. Federal land is becoming to mean land that is owned by the government for the purpose of making certain it can be used by no one except the...
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George Klump
mixturev@...
Apr 4, 2010 3:22 am
3 April 2010 I didn't really want to get into this discussion about deer fences. However, experience here has given at least one possible solution and the...
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Steve Henning
hevestenning
Apr 4, 2010 3:50 am
We use a similar concept in the East with our white-tail deer, except the fences are closer together and the reason is not that they can't but that they won't....
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Whipple, Andy
cellnmolec
Apr 4, 2010 2:56 pm
This is an intriguing discussion as it suggests there may actually be a fairly simple way to deter deer from eating all our precious plants. Can anyone...
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Barry Sperling
bsperlinus
Apr 4, 2010 4:41 pm
My county (Fairfax, VA) limits fence heights to 6 ft. Could 2 6' fences, say 3' or 4' apart, be effective? Barry...
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michael.campbell3@...
mike_threeshot
Apr 4, 2010 5:42 pm
The typical method is tall fence (8=') but I've seen fence that is 6' tall with another 4' slanted at a 45 degree angle. I've seen deer do the standing jump...
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George Klump
mixturev@...
Apr 5, 2010 2:49 am
4 April 2010 You're right, Steve, about a deer being able to jump with little or no effort. However, we have the extra added attraction here of coyotes and ...
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George Klump
mixturev@...
Apr 5, 2010 3:26 am
I would think so, Andy. But Steve has a good idea, too, about slanting the second fence. Why not slant the second fence at about 45 degrees? I would slant it...
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Jim Willhite
jwillhite23
Apr 5, 2010 10:48 am
A single 6' fence was effective for me. jim willhite west chester, pa ... Jim Willhite West Chester, PA...
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Steve Henning
hevestenning
Apr 5, 2010 1:42 pm
Hi Jim, Unfortunately, lots of things are effective until the deer get hungry. First soap and hair were effective for me until the winter of '96. Then deer...
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jtkarpen
Apr 5, 2010 1:46 pm
... <snip> Hi Barry, In Montgomery Co., MD, there is an exception for deer fences - they can be up to 8 ft. Have you checked the local regulations? We just put...
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Steve Henning
hevestenning
Apr 5, 2010 2:12 pm
Hi Barry and Andy, Here is online documentation on the various scenarios mentioned: For the 55" high slant fence see:1) ...
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Bob Stelloh
oakhillbob
Apr 5, 2010 3:38 pm
Steve nailed it. I had researched deer and wrote an article on deterrents many years ago for the Azalean, and it all revolved around "deer pressure" -- how...
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evelyn or david purdy
dandepurdy@...
Apr 5, 2010 4:51 pm
Some people have commented that their r. mucronulatum have bloomed, using this as a herald of spring. This will probably br the last such post. My r. dauricum...
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vincenza campione
egawry7206@...
Apr 5, 2010 8:12 pm
Hello, I was wondering if anyone can help me understand why my azalea bush has brown leaves on it, but yet still has some leaves that are green and even have...
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Tom Schuetz
mulchall
Apr 5, 2010 8:55 pm
Vincenza, The picture you submitted is of a broad leafed rhododendron, which is actually in the same botanical family as azaleas but is somewhat different. The...
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Nicholas Yarmoshuk
nyarmosh63
Apr 5, 2010 9:11 pm
It sure would be very useful to know where in North America (Town, City and State) this plant is growing. Looks like freezing temperature damage above a...
