What did you do in your garden today?

[CrealCritter]

QUESTION. -- gardening sheep owners.

Today a TV program about vineyards in Europe had an organic vinyard review. They had sheep wool placed in vines, which they stated kept the deer out.

Anyone tried this? I've heard a lot of things, not wool. . But lanolin smells.

A friend had a problem until I loaned her an electric box & wire. Now it's just a couple rabbits.

Man those rabbits are tricky when it comes to electric fence. I'm like how did you get in here? And it just took off and jumped right over the low wire like it knew what it was doing and done it a hundred times before. Probably did

Well I'm a guy and I pee a lot, that's one my God given powers for keeping deep out of the garden. It's free and completely organic.

Jesus is Lord and Christ

 

[NH Homesteader]

No idea- I do use waste wool as mulch but I have two big barking dogs out there so the deer have little interest in coming very close anyway

 

[flowerbug]

QUESTION. -- gardening sheep owners.

Today a TV program about vineyards in Europe had an organic vinyard review. They had sheep wool placed in vines, which they stated kept the deer out.

Anyone tried this? I've heard a lot of things, not wool. . But lanolin smells.

A friend had a problem until I loaned her an electric box & wire. Now it's just a couple rabbits.

nothing will work for long consistently. my experience is that when deer are hungry enough and they know there is food they'll come back.

i've drenched plants with some pretty horrible stuff and mixtures (human urine and cayenne pepper being only one of many that i tried) and had deer come back and eat it within 30 minutes of spraying. the only thing that i've found to be reliable is a good tall fence.

 

[NH Homesteader]

Or big barky dogs

 

[flowerbug]

Or big barky dogs

i have zero tolerance for noise/barky dogs.

 

[NH Homesteader]

Mine don’t bark incessantly like some do. The coyotes have been nuts lately, I’m happy to tolerate a little barking

 

[Trying2keepitReal]

yep agree with above--high fence and dogs.

 

[Mini Horses]

Yesterday I had chicken carcass cooking broth.....and baked a pork loin roast from freezer. Sweets from my canning efforts. With that I was inside! Had my SS on my mind.

Then I decided to actually PLAN my coming garden. What a challenge. Listed what I wanted to plant...and what I needed it for, freeze, can, dehydrate, etc. That gave me insight to what and how much, to plant. Also, made me address need/want/use issues. some items I'd love to grow I just don't eat enough to. Buy it. Now I decided to list what I buy, amounts, economy to grow or buy. Yeah. It was a long but eye opening list. Haven't started on area in garden to put each. ( paprika peppers this year!)

Try it. May make you change your planting plans. Sure had me re-think some things. No space problems but working that garden for most product I'll use.

 

[Trying2keepitReal]

Yesterday I had chicken carcass cooking broth.....and baked a pork loin roast from freezer. Sweets from my canning efforts. With that I was inside! Had my SS on my mind.

Then I decided to actually PLAN my coming garden. What a challenge. Listed what I wanted to plant...and what I needed it for, freeze, can, dehydrate, etc. That gave me insight to what and how much, to plant. Also, made me address need/want/use issues. some items I'd love to grow I just don't eat enough to. Buy it. Now I decided to list what I buy, amounts, economy to grow or buy. Yeah. It was a long but eye opening list. Haven't started on area in garden to put each. ( paprika peppers this year!)

Try it. May make you change your planting plans. Sure had me re-think some things. No space problems but working that garden for most product I'll use.

I am doing the same thing--I love to just plant random stuff--like summer squash last year, 8 plants, no one eats it! haha I did make it into mock pineapple which has been good for dessert making. I am only planting the stuff we like fresh, canned or frozed, nothing else, nothing new and exciting, back to basics.

 

[Hinotori]

My silkies absolutely love zucchini. Especially the ones that get big enough to have mostly formed seeds. They fight over the seeds then devour the rest. The large fowl aren't very big fans. I planted extras last year just for them.