The Peaceful Prayer Garden in Goodview, VA

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Sam is building a chicken wire fence around the beds. These are four of the 9 beds we have.
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The beds are filled now and work has been started on deer control

Apr 25, 2012
Deer are a serious problem here, also ground hogs. Fencing is essential. I'll post more pictures to come.
joeythejoe replied about 1 year ago
There is a product called 'Scram' for deer. It is suppose to work really well... I used the 'Scram' for dogs to keep our out of the garden and it worked very well.
JMTKMS replied about 1 year ago
@joeythejoe:  Is Scram a spray?
linzelu100 replied about 1 year ago
@joeythejoe: I just looked it up and it sounds too good to be true. But I am going to try it, because I have many plant to plant and not enough space in the raised beds that are proctected. I am planting all my melons and pumpkins out in the fields. I think they will have a better chance with scram. I'll give it a shot and let everyone know how it worked. Thanks!
linzelu100 replied about 1 year ago
@JMTKMS: It is a scoop and sprinkle application. It is supposed to smell like dead deer, which deters the animals away.
JMTKMS replied about 1 year ago
@linzelu100:  Thanks, I ll ask my Dad if he has tried this... 
Clenram replied about 1 year ago
We have been using deer fence...it is plastic and not expensive.  I can see the tracks of the deer as they walk around the low garden but they haven't gotten inside.  
linzelu100 replied about 1 year ago
@Clenram: deer fence wouldn't work here. We have all kinds of critters. We need something extra sturdy ad a fencing system that can't be snuck underneath of.
JMTKMS replied about 1 year ago
@linzelu100:  How sad to have to go to all this work to garden.  My dad has the same problem, well deer and a short growing season, so he is giving up alot of his veggies.  He planted a plant, crown imperial, and the bloom is supposed to deter the animals, only he said when they bloom they almost deter him from being in his living room as the wind brings the smell right in.  He is not sure how the deer do with it, they certainly do not eat them, but they still come near by.  The flowers are beautiful... I will try post a picture today.

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