Blas, I am SO telling my stepfather about this Irish Spring soap thing. I just hope that the desert deer have the same feeling about it as the Midwest deer.
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Quoth Jester View PostBlas, I am SO telling my stepfather about this Irish Spring soap thing. I just hope that the desert deer have the same feeling about it as the Midwest deer.
One of my ex boyfriends told me a long time ago that during hunting season he'd wash his hunting clothes without detergent. The smells of the detergents would have spooked them away.
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About 9 years ago we had a deer visit our back yard. Story and pictures are here.
Picture number 7 was apparently used in an advertisement for deer-resistance plants. They were supposed to send me a copy of the ad, but never did.
Edited to add: I know the link gives identifying info for me, but I'm OK with that.Last edited by Ironclad Alibi; 01-29-2013, 11:01 PM."I don't have to be petty. The Universe does that for me."
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Quoth Jester View PostBlas, I am SO telling my stepfather about this Irish Spring soap thing. I just hope that the desert deer have the same feeling about it as the Midwest deer.My Writing Blog -Updated 05/06/2013
It's so I can get ideas out of my head, I decided to put it in a blog in case people are bored or are curious as to the (many) things in progress.
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My mother might enjoy the idea of using marigolds to deter the deer, as she likes to garden and likes plants, but I don't know if marigolds would do all that well in the desert. They are, after all, in Phoenix.
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Quoth AmbrosiaWriter View PostI had an herb garden that I planted a ring of marigolds around and deer never went near it.Aerodynamics are for people who can't build engines. --Enzo Ferrari
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Little-known fact about marigolds: if you're using them for pest control (and in this case, deer are pests), try to get a strain that's as close as possible to their original wild cousins. The big, decorative ones are selectively bred for appearance, and frequently don't have enough of the "active ingredient" to be worthwhile.
Do you have a friend with a dog? I've heard that bags of dog hair (i.e. shedding when brushed) repel deer (smells too much like a wolf).
Those flowers popular on Valentine's day, with the thorny stems? They aren't really roses - the proper name is "deer candy".Any fool can piss on the floor. It takes a talented SC to shit on the ceiling.
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Quoth Jester View PostMy mother might enjoy the idea of using marigolds to deter the deer, as she likes to garden and likes plants, but I don't know if marigolds would do all that well in the desert. They are, after all, in Phoenix.
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The only problem with them is that their sap can cause irritation of the skin, so she'll have to be a bit careful when handling them. Other than that they're easy to grow and I think quite lovely with their kind of feral look to them.My Writing Blog -Updated 05/06/2013
It's so I can get ideas out of my head, I decided to put it in a blog in case people are bored or are curious as to the (many) things in progress.
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