Good enough deer fence !!!

[Oleozz]

There is a spray advertised in the Growing magazine called Browse Ban that is supposed to protect crops from the effects of animal browsing. They claim it's a safe and natural plant protectant. I've never used it and don't know the cost but it might be worth checking into. It's manufactured by Repellex.

 

[Oleozz]

I just checked their web site and 5 gallon sells for $550. It said 1 gal of Browse Ban to 100 gal of water. The active ingredient seems to be capsaicin. Not cheap but might be worthwhile for a big operator. (If it works!!)

 

[JC-jetro]

Thanks guys with your word of encouragement and wisdom. These suckers don't know me very well... do they !! I'll get even come deer season, I think they have almost done me in this time. I hate to use chemical. Most likely for next year I will buy some deer fence material (deer netting), I already have the infrastructure so I just need to buy the netting. in addition to that I will add one extra line on top @ 45 degree outward. I can also use 1/2"electrical conduit at about 2' a piece and put it right on top of my rebars. The OD of rebar and ID of conduit matche well to have a snug fit. The thing is what the heck am I going to do with them coons?. if money was no object, I would use a totally removable green house made out of steel pipe, kind of what you see in the nurseries.
I'm thinking that I can easily move my garden plot for crop rotations. Do all the tilling and planting and then use the tractor and drag green house right over the garden row plot. This thing needs to be covered by chicken wire so it would allow rain in but keep the critters out.

My tomatoes already costing me a pretty penny, just imagine what it would be with the green house contraption

JC,




Amazon.com: Easy Gardener 6050 DeerBlock 7-by-100-Foot Netting: Patio, Lawn & Garden

 

[ElDorado]

I have not had a garden in a few years now but, this used to work well for me.

Next time you get your haircut ask the barber if you can have some hair clippings. Next ask you wife if she has any old stockings. Place the hair IN the stocking and tie the top around some of your horizontal fencing. You may have to freshen up the hair depending on your growing season.

The second thing I did was to rip some rags about 1 inch or so wide and 2 feet long. Tie these flags to the horizontals also. Then find some REAL smelly perfume or cologne (I use old Ralph Lauren Polo) and moisten the rags with the stink juice. Again, you may have to freshen it up.

This has worked for me and it worked for my grandfather for many years.

Don't let 'em wear you down!

 

[jinman]

Amazon.com: Easy Gardener 6050 DeerBlock 7-by-100-Foot Netting: Patio, Lawn & Garden

JC, I've had great luck with the 7' netting this year. So far, not a single deer has penetrated or even attempted to come in. I think if you wrap your garden in that stuff, your problems will be over. If they aren't, have you ever considered a moat filled with crocodiles and piranhas?

 

[JC-jetro]

JC, I've had great luck with the 7' netting this year. So far, not a single deer has penetrated or even attempted to come in. I think if you wrap your garden in that stuff, your problems will be over. If they aren't, have you ever considered a moat filled with crocodiles and piranhas?

Jim,

My cost of growing tomatoes is going up all the time, How am I going to feed the crocodiles Deer may be?. I'll extend my fence another foot like I explained before but will use the netting next year. I think most of the damage is done for this year. I like to do the extra work late in fall when it is nice and cool.

El Dorado, hey man I don't let these things wear me down, if nothing else I'm pretty persistent fella, I'd like the idea of stocking , cologne and other odoriferous concoction... I guess for good measure I might urinate on the socks for good measure while I'm there, can't hurt I got to make my witch's brew thanks for your suggestions


I hope, next time I go there see a deer, rotisserie style Shish-k-deer-bobbed on my tomato rebar stakes, might want to sharpen some rebars and stick in the ground to increase odds of catching one, probbaly not .. it is not sportsman like

JC,

 

[wolc123]

I used to loose most of my pumpkins to deer every year until I came up with a fence about (4) years ago that has been 100% succesfull at keeping them out. Not only has it kept them out entirely, but it also did not cost me any money, and very little time to put up. I simply surround the pumpkin patch with steel "t" posts about 20 ft apart. I run (2) strands of 20 lb test monofiliment fishing line between the posts, One up about 15", the second up about 32". I tie some white ribbons at several locations between each post on each strand. The ribbon shows the deer where to stay away from. Deer have horrible eyesight and they can not see the clear mono in the daylight let alone nightime when they do most of thier dirty work. I have had single strand broke a few times which I quickly repaired when I noticed the missing ribbons, but have not had so much as a bite out of a pumpkin in (4) years. Our deer population is also as high as it has ever been. I had all the "t" posts left over from cattle pasture fence, and I put new fishing line on my reels every year and this gives me something to do with the old stuff, hence the "free" materials. Your problem is that deer can see that solid wire you are using and simply make evasive manuvers. It is impossible for them to manuver around that which they cannot see. You still need the ribbon with the mono however, which I assume they must think are some type of spirt which grabs hold of them when they get close. I imagine the 20 lb mono gives them quite a scare when it grabs on to them.