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The Continuing Saga of Keeping Critters Out of the Garden
Posted on by marylandgrows
For almost five years my solar-powered electric fence has done an awesome job of keeping the deer out of my garden though a physical barrier was needed to keep out Mr. Rabbit. Green plastic mesh fencing that was 3’…
Read MoreCategory: Food Gardening, Lawn & Garden Tags: Author:Ria, Deer, Fencing, Pests, Wildlife
Fishing line deer fence update
Posted on by marylandgrows
This is a 3-year follow-up to my July 1 and July 9 posts from 2010, where I described a simple “fishing line” deer fence I made with five runs of monofilament line that proved a failure. But I liked its…
Read MoreCategory: Uncategorized Tags: Author:Jon, Deer
Tomato Patch: Unlikely helpers for cleaning it up
Posted on by marylandgrows
Little Buck browses on trashed tomato vines Frost wiped out the Tomato Patch Saturday morning. Suddenly tomato leaves hung on their vines like limp dish rags—if you’re old enough to remember what they were, literally—and green fruit littered the ground….
Read MoreCategory: Uncategorized Tags: Author:Bob, Deer, Tomato Patch Series
I Declare War on Deer. The Sequel.
Posted on by marylandgrows
I wrote a blog post about my solar powered electric deer fence in July 2009. I DECLARE WAR on Deer and Rabbits! Now, 3 years later, I have captured the effectiveness of my substantial efforts on video. I arrived home…
Read MoreCategory: Uncategorized Tags: Author:Ria, Deer, Season Extension, Tools
Deer Country: How cute, but what will it eat?
Posted on by marylandgrows
How cute—a fawn napping in a sunspot in our woods! Two springs ago I surprised a spotted fawn—or did it surprise me?—as it drank from our spring-fed stream. I was armed with tree trimmings destined for our woodland compost pile,…
Read MoreCategory: Uncategorized Tags: Author:Bob, Deer
Deer Country: Pawpaw, a native, deer-resistant fruit tree
Posted on by marylandgrows
Would your landscape benefit from a native, nearly pest-free, fruit tree that deer don’t eat and which produces delectable, custardy fruit and grows well in relatively small, shaded spaces—but stinks? In her “A Cook’s Garden” column, “Return of the native?…
Read MoreCategory: Uncategorized Tags: Author:Bob, Deer, Grow Fruit
Deer – smarter than we give them credit for!
Posted on by marylandgrows
Last Tuesday mid morning, I saw 2 deer inching their way toward my garden. Now, I knew that the solar powered electric fence I installed last year has been incredible at keeping deer away. My neighbor, Nancy, jokingly claims to…
Read MoreCategory: Uncategorized Tags: Author:Ria, Deer
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