On the other hand, if the soap and dryer sheets don't do the trick,
and the Lepricons don't show, the Stout will be there to help ease the
pain the deer have caused.
Mo
On Jul 8, 2009, at 10:57 AM, Bill Shoemaker wrote:
Looks like the stout may not be a good IPM strategy Mo.
Bill
I'll be looking for the stout on the 15th Mo.
Art Kelly
Kelly Orchards
Acton, ME
----- Original Message -----
From: Mo Tougas
To: Apple-Crop
Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 5:23 PM
Subject: Re: Apple-Crop: deer
We have found that Irish Spring works best in
combination with dryer sheets, and Guinness Stout.
You need to hang both the sheets and the soap on
the perimeter of the orchard, and place bottles of
stout about every fifty feet or so.
Lebricons will smell the Irish Spring and see the
white dryer sheets, and think they are at a
football (soccer) game. They will naturally drink
the stout, while hanging around in the trees
around the perimeter of the orchard. While they
enjoy the stout they will make such a scene that
no self respecting deer will be found near the
orchard.
Mo Tougas
Tougas Family Farm
Northborough,MA 01532
On Jul 7, 2009, at 2:49 PM, jerry sietsema wrote:
Howard, how do you make that solution? What
rates??? Thanks!!!
----- Original Message -----
From: Howard Claussen
To: 'Apple-Crop'
Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 7:35 AM
Subject: RE: Apple-Crop: deer
I have a small (150 tree) family orchard. I
spray my trees with a solution of Irish Spring
soap. Have not lost a tree in 15 years to
deer or rabbits.
I also hang each year A 1/4 bar of soap from
each tree so
William H Shoemaker, UI-NRES
Sr Research Specialist, Food Crops
St Charles Horticulture Research Center
535 Randall Road St Charles, IL 60174
630-584-7254; FAX-584-4610
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