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Gardening

cyclonefence

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12. Interesting

Reply to Wellstone ruled (Reply #5)

Sat May 5, 2018, 02:26 PM

May 2018

I buy hot pepper-infused suet for the bird feeder (squirrels and raccoons were gobbling it all up), and I think it might be a Rule of Nature that mammals don't like hot pepper--the birds don't mind it at all. They eat it just like they do regular suet. Thanks!

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Deer ate my rhododendrons [View all] cyclonefence May 2018 OP

I've never tried it wryter2000 May 2018 #1

You gave me a smile cyclonefence May 2018 #15

I'm not a gardener but... CincyDem May 2018 #2

I've heard of using Zest to deter rabbits and groundhogs cyclonefence May 2018 #13

Mountain lions. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2018 #3

mountain lions, huh? cyclonefence May 2018 #14

Sorry about this. elleng May 2018 #4

Have had sucess with Wellstone ruled May 2018 #5

Interesting cyclonefence May 2018 #12

we spray our flowering trees with DEER OFF...... I learned they dont eat... samnsara May 2018 #6

Oh, I learned about those lilies a long time ago cyclonefence May 2018 #11

This works surprisingly well TexasProgresive May 2018 #7

I'm going to try this cyclonefence May 2018 #10

I have had deer eat our roses, geraniums, bushes, etc. Polly Hennessey May 2018 #8

I think you are cyclonefence May 2018 #9

We have a perpetual deer problem spinbaby May 2018 #16

When I put in new plants, cyclonefence May 2018 #17

My Dad used to get bags of hair sweepings from his barber shop. He would spread it japple May 2018 #18

I'm beginning to think cyclonefence May 2018 #19

Deer are dumb, takes awhile to get to their brain that what they are chewing on tastes bad. Canoe52 May 2018 #20