Sort of OT but not really - Marigolds

[Guest guest]

I plant flowers on a grave and the only thing the deer will not eat is

marigolds.

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

As far as I know, marigolds can protect some crops from root nematodes, but that

is all!

 

Marigolds are supposed to be edible flowers, so no wonder the critters feast on

them.

 

Wormwood herb borders are used to repel critters....sprinkling cayenne pepper on

recently planted beds can also work (mostly with the canines and felines...)

 

, patty.paolini wrote:>

 

>...........The bunnies and deer here in NJ love marigolds..... They taste just

fine.

[Guest guest]

Our bunnies and deer seem to enjoy munching the marigolds on way to eating the

rest of the goodies. Little brats. The hair trick didn't work, either. I can't

be certain, but I could swear I saw little bunnies wearing coats made of blonde

hair over the winter.

 

I suspect the critters would use the water spray alarm thing as a fountain. They

probably know we don't allow hunting here, either. There was an old buck who

would let us stand there and watch him as he munched purple hull peas (I

waaaaaaaaay over planted the first time I grew them). Bunnies don't run from us

and the birds let me get about 12 feet away before flying off. I honestly

believe it has to do (in part) with being vegetarian - we just don't smell like

a danger.

 

Hmmm...perhaps if I dribbled used cat litter around the periphery of the garden.

Heaven knows the cat brats use enough of it to put around the acre we're

planting. The male dog might smell like a danger but he won't walk on a lead and

isn't comfortable walking where he doesn't have it scent marked.

 

Maybe coyote pee would work but it is so expensive. How do they get coyotes and

pumas to pee in the little bottles? It's hard enough to get some of the cat

brats here to pee in the boxes, much less to pee in little bottles. (Actually,

that isn't a joke. Several of the neutered males have periodic bladder

infections and Carl has to take a sample in to our vet. I get the joyous task of

following aforementioned cats around with the little pill bottles and talk them

into wizzing into the bottles rather than all over my hand, the floor, the

walls, ceiling, counters, pictures, ceiling fans...)

 

Jeanne in GA

[Guest guest]

Everything will work for a little while...then those clever critters figure it

out. I've used marigolds, hair, used catbox filler, " direct contributions " from

the cat, preditor droppings, etc. A slightly hungry cat will actually scare off

a deer, but they quickly learn when the cat is not on the prowl. My neighbor put

in an electric fence, which has been effective so far. In time, I think they

will figure out a way around that too...