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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,
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> 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.
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>-- Rivka; Finger Lakes NY, Zone 5 mostly
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> On Jun 15, 2008, at 12:09 PM, Allan Balliett wrote:
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>
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> 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
>
> going to do that until the damned eggplants get in the ground! (maybe
>
> Monday! ;-) -Allan in WV
>
>
>
> 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.
>
>
>
> Fresh-market organic produce, small scale
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Re: [Market-farming] treated seeds consequences
, (continued)
- Re: [Market-farming] treated seeds consequences, Bill Shoemaker, 06/12/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] treated seeds consequences,
E C GRANATA, 06/12/2008
-
[Market-farming] Planting Sweet Potatoes,
Allan Balliett, 06/12/2008
- Re: [Market-farming] Planting Sweet Potatoes, neff2002, 06/13/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Planting Sweet Potatoes,
Glen Eco Farm, 06/13/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Planting Sweet Potatoes,
Allan Balliett, 06/13/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Planting Sweet Potatoes,
Dave & Katharine Campbell, 06/15/2008
- Re: [Market-farming] Sweet Potatoes and deer, Road's End Farm, 06/15/2008
- Re: [Market-farming] Sweet Potatoes and deer, Allan Balliett, 06/15/2008
- Re: [Market-farming] Sweet Potatoes and deer, Road's End Farm, 06/15/2008
- Re: [Market-farming] Sweet Potatoes and deer, Dave & Katharine Campbell, 06/17/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Planting Sweet Potatoes,
Dave & Katharine Campbell, 06/15/2008
- Re: [Market-farming] Wire deer guards, Dave & Katharine Campbell, 06/17/2008
- Re: [Market-farming] Wire deer guards, Diana Jancek, 06/18/2008
- Re: [Market-farming] Wire deer guards, Allan Balliett, 06/18/2008
- Re: [Market-farming] Wire deer guards, Marie Kamphefner, 06/18/2008
- Re: [Market-farming] Wire deer guards, Willie McKemie, 06/18/2008
- Re: [Market-farming] Wire deer guards, Diana Jancek, 06/18/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Planting Sweet Potatoes,
Allan Balliett, 06/13/2008
- Re: [Market-farming] Wire deer guards, Marcy, 06/19/2008
- [Market-farming] BCS with Rotary Plow, Allan Balliett, 06/20/2008
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[Market-farming] Planting Sweet Potatoes,
Allan Balliett, 06/12/2008
- Re: [Market-farming] Wire deer guards, Pat Meadows, 06/18/2008
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