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  • From: "Dave & Katharine Campbell" <dave.kathy AT att.net>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Sweet Potatoes and deer
  • Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:57:40 +0000

Well, the fish emulsion MIGHT repel deer, but my experience is, it attracts racoons!  They come by at night and dig, looking for the fish!
Dave Campbell / Tiffin IA / Zone 5
 
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> On Jun 15, 2008, at 12:09 PM, Allan Balliett wrote:
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> I've read, probably in ads, that Alaskan fish products repell
> deer,
>
> but other fish may not. I know from experience that Organic Gem does
>
> NOT repell deer. Can anyone vouch for Alaskan fish (emulsion?)?
>
> Thanks -Allan who want's to put up a Premeir deer fence but who ain't
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> going to do that until the damned eggplants get in the ground! (maybe
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> Monday! ;-) -Allan in WV
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>

>
> Saltwater Farms fish emulsion/seaweed mix ( from Maine) has some effect
> here. I can't vouch for it under heavy deer pressure; but then, I'm
> not sure anything works if/when there are a lot of deer who can't find
> anything else to eat. A nice cover crop elsewhere that you don't mind
> them munching on might reduce the pressure some.
>
>
> The Organic Gem website claims it does repel deer for some; so maybe
> you have strange deer who like fish (I have mice here who love hot
> peppers); or maybe you have very heavy deer pressure.
>
>
> -- Rivka; Finger Lakes NY, Zone 5 mostly
> Fresh-market organic produce, small scale



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