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Deer get about a third of the water they need from eating plants, so in times of drought they may eat unusual plants just to avoid dehydration.The silver lining, is that usually a desperate deer will find wild plants or ornamentals before raiding your...

They don't obey signs and they are usually not repelled by common remedies such as human hair or chemical deterrents. Sometimes this is as much a deterrent as the fence since they don't know what goodies might be on the other side.

Garden deer repellents are designed to deter these animals through unattractive tastes/odors or frightening noises. One of the most effective garden deer repellents includes the use of an egg mixture (80 percent water to 20 percent eggs), which is sprayed...

Deer are beautiful animals that we love to see in their natural meadow and mountain environments, no doubt about it. Many things have been tried as deer repellents over the years. Yes, the deer do love roses, and it does not seem to matter if the roses...

Deer are lovely to watch but not when they are stomping all over your vegetable garden or eating the tops off your bulbs before you ever get the chance to see a bloom. Creating a deer resistant garden is a must for any gardener who suffers from these...

Therefore, the following deer resistant garden plants are considered to be some of the more common.Popular annual plants that are deer resistant include the following:Deer resistant perennials either have an offensive aroma, texture or taste.

These plants come in a rainbow of colors and all heights from rock garden size to tall and stately. Like people, if something doesn't taste or smell good, deer aren't likely to eat it unless they're desperate..

These materials protect the tree from deer damage without causing damage of their own when force is applied to their surfaces. Not only does this behavior cause unsightly damage, it can permanently disfigure or kill young trees.Male deer (bucks) grow...

Deer will crawl under the fence to get at tasty morsels, so it is important to secure the wire at the ground. The best results seem to be obtained when people consistently monitor and alternate repellent types.Commercial repellents can be purchased that...

Within three years, Allis-Chalmers marketed more than 23,000 Roto-Balers. Top New Holland The exclusive rotary Flow-Action, chain-driven feeding system in New Holland's Model 565 baler was recognized by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers for...

Spread about 2 inches of compost or rotted manure over the area and dig it in to a depth of at least 8 inches. It forms a bushy mound up to 2 feet in diameter.The Hypearls series includes the cultivars ‘Olivia', ‘Renu', ‘Jacqueline' and ‘Jessica.'...

Read on for information about St. John's wort pruning, including how and when to cut back St. John's wort.St. John's wort is an undemanding shrub that grows in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 5 through 9.

Mowing may be a somewhat effective method too, according to info on St. John's wort control.For larger areas where manual control is not feasible, you may need to bring in chemicals for St. John's wort control, such as 2,4-D mixed at 2 quarts per acre.have...

You can find it growing wild in damp woods and hedges, rambling around trees and other taller bushes. It is native to western and southern Europe and from the Mediterranean to Iran.

A member of the same plant family as) is an upright perennial plant that grows in wooded areas in most states east of the Mississippi River. This is a lovely choice for a semi-shady.

This is understandable because parts were available that would change the tractor hitch into a horse hitch (complete with the addition of a seat for the driver), and having the rake support itself would have taken an unnecessary strain off the horses...

Silver sage is pretty tough in that it is somewhat drought-tolerant and deer-resistant...but please, don't abuse yours like I did mine. It probably got tired of the frequent transplanting, the collie lifting his leg over it, and the slugs chomping on...

But the best defense is a good offense: choose plants that aren't attractive to animals in the first place. Numerous home remedies are reputed to keep critters at bay, and an entire industry has created all sorts of commercial products that claim to repel...

The deer much prefer the ease of foraging in the fields to dealing with our dogs, fencing and security lights.You may want to try one of these deterrents. It sometimes works, but deer may jump it.On our farm, we installed a combination of six foot high...

Small-scale farmers can find plastic mulch layer attachments for their walk-behind tractors and for low-horsepower tractors. Rakes Flickr Rakes are necessary pieces of farm equipment if you make hay.

You may be surprised to find that the bulbhas a hole going all the way through it from top to bottom. Then remove the mulch after flowering. The bulbs will flower for a full month the following April or May, depending on the zone in which you garden.

It also promotes policies that protect human health, the global environment and the ability to sustain life for future generations. In 2008, commissioners determined that the negative effects of the industrial food animal production system were too great...

Even during winter, you're likely to find things that can be put to use in your kitchen or medicine cabinet: chickweed, cattails, watercress, wild leeks, rosehips and burdock root.

It also affects sheep , goats , deer and other animals, causing diarrhea, reduced feed intake, weight loss and sometimes death. This is the first discovery of a specific antibody that binds only to Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP),...

Deer develop local and regional preferences, sometimes contrary to deer-resistant plant lists.Landscaping will stand up to deer better over time if you develop an overall deer management strategy.

John, a Dave's Garden member, designs and builds what he calls "Extreme Birdhouses"; some of these weigh hundreds of pounds. Now, about 7 years later, John has built 46 Extreme Birdhouses.

They even dug up some of my bearded iris rhizomes and nibbled them into bits! I usually don't have much trouble from them during the spring and summer months, at least nothing that a few sprays of deer repellant won't fix, but I have a feeling this year...