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  • From: "Doreen Howard" <doreenh@ticon.net>
  • To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] A rewarding little fruit...
  • Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 14:34:09 -0600

Ditto. In fact, I posted that bit about the liquid kelp to the list last
year. I spray the foliage with a diluted solution, and the odor lasts about
10 days, if there is no rain. Just reapply if it rains. I keep the
solution well diluted so that plants don't get too much nitrogen. I
stumbled across this by accident, using the kelp to counter leaf yellow. It
turned out, according to Lon, that my leaf yellow was a genetic problem due
to the cold, and it went away on its own. But....the chipmunks went away
too! It really works.
Doreen Howard

John Van Hazinga wrote:
> I read somewhere that spraying strawberry plants with a kelp solution
deters
> chipmunks so I tried it last year (using watering can) and had minimal
loss
> compared to the two previous years. It could just be a cyclical population
> but there seemed to be just as many in the stonewalls around. I also keep
> beds a bit from stone walls giving my rodent control officer (cat) a
better
> chance.
>
> basking at 50 today
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Vann Hall Rd. Gardens Zone 4 Southern NH





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