Re: deer problem

Thu, 27 Dec 2001 13:53:18 -0800

Virginia,
 
There's a product called "Tree Guard" that can be sprayed on new growth.  I've talked with several people who have used this product and are quite pleased with it.  I have a customer here in Spokane who has 120 rose bushes that deer love to eat and she has been at "war" with those critters for a number of years.  As soon as she started using "Tree Guard", it solved her problem.  They have a really large garden area, live in a no hunting zone, and are near wheat fields and the mule deer and white tail's are no longer having a great old time feeding on everything in her large flower garden.  Tree Guard has a component that is very bitter tasting and once the deer taste a leaf coated with that, they leave the plants alone.  You need to spray the new growth as it comes out.  You will only be able to use tree guard before fruit is formed on the trees.  Do not spray Tree Guard on any fruit or anything you plan on eating. 
 
Check with your local garden stores to see if they stock Tree Guard.  If they don't, see if you can get them to stock it.  I believe the manufacturer is in the Midwest some place.  The retail price for a quart in a store in Spokane, was the same as the price on the manufacturer's web site or on other sites, the last time I looked.
 
Best Regards,
Thomas Giannou
 
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2001 1:06 PM
Subject: deer problem

As a newcomer to the list, I would like to ask if anyone has had success repelling deer.  Groups of 7-9 at a time come to browse in our yard and munch on our fruit trees. I got two  hides of deer which were burned on December 12.  They were charred, not ashed completely.  I am contemplating cutting pieces and hanging them on trees I want to protect.  Is there a better way?
 
Virginia Salares
 
 

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