tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556599612141134129.post8805449941739500766..comments2024-03-29T04:32:59.067-04:00Comments on Using Georgia Native Plants: Dealing with DeerEllen Honeycutthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00063791602271573091noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556599612141134129.post-34115872254519409642011-08-21T17:55:12.019-04:002011-08-21T17:55:12.019-04:00Oh no, I just noticed we posted on a similar topic...Oh no, I just noticed we posted on a similar topic but from different ends of the spectrum. I'm sure to have plenty of new enemies now! Oh well. I can however recommend Deer Out, it's mint based, all natural, and works great for us, and as you can see from my photos, we have plenty of deer. I also agree with Heather, the deer seem to do the most damage when things are new and sparse.Julie Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07971494623569371937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556599612141134129.post-54082678097630789272011-08-21T16:40:48.906-04:002011-08-21T16:40:48.906-04:00That's good to know, Heather, and I hope that ...That's good to know, Heather, and I hope that is true over time for me as well.<br /><br />Lion poo - who would have thought it! I certainly have plenty of cat poo that I could distribute .... I will have to look into the hair suggestion more seriously as the zoo is too far away. ;)<br /><br />I don't have any roses, but I have seen them chewed up too down the street where they are readily available to the deer passing by.<br /><br />Thanks to you both for tips and support!Ellen Honeycutthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00063791602271573091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556599612141134129.post-51898158100649791422011-08-21T11:12:30.886-04:002011-08-21T11:12:30.886-04:00In my own landscape I found I had more deer damage...In my own landscape I found I had more deer damage when plants were young and sparsely spaced. There were areas in my yard that were more open making them feel comfortable to browse and see potential predators coming. Now that the landscape has grown up and is more mature, I hardly have any damage other than in early spring before the tree leaves emerge.<br />HeatherHeather Holmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12614164765858960174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556599612141134129.post-46739551093189488022011-08-21T09:09:22.704-04:002011-08-21T09:09:22.704-04:00This is also a problem in my studio garden. I grow...This is also a problem in my studio garden. I grow roses there, as the soil is a mixture of clay and chalk, which is sublime for roses.<br />The deer are after the rose buds, and many's the time I have been left without a single rose until late in the season.<br /><br />Two things: first, fence them all in. The roses, not the deer :-)<br /><br />Second: get friendly with the local barber/hairdresser. Human hair, preferably unwashed, is anathema to deer. Roe deer anyways. I have a friend with a salon who lets me have the sweepings. Talk about recycling. I hang them in nets around favourite plants.<br /><br />Third, most effective and hardest to obtain: lion poo. If you don't have a local zoo that will oblige, you might look into buying the distilled liquid now for sale.jocohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08443120495036936430noreply@blogger.com