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Deer can be a little lazy about digging up root vegetables, but this doesn't mean they won't eat their aerial foliage. Below is a list of plants that deer love to eat.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1"); });So...

Any structured fencing needs to be at least 8 feet high, as this is the distance a white tailed deer can jump.Wire lines and deer netting can be lower, but netting should be tilted to prevent the animal from barreling through the material.

With this type of electric fencing, peanut butter is placed along the top of the fence in an effort to lure deer. Keep reading to learn a little more about how to keep deer out of garden.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1");...

A Rosarian friend of mine in Minnesota told me about the electric fence and peanut butter trick that he calls this the “Minnesota Deer Trick.” He has a great blog website located here:In some cases, placing dog hair or dryer sheets around and through...

Then consult your local master gardener's orDeer have regional tastes and what works for one gardener may not work for another. Deer are lovely to watch but not when they are stomping all over your vegetable garden or eating the tops off your bulbs before...

To create a completely deer resistant garden is never 100 percent guaranteed, but the key to keeping Bambi and his clan at a distance lies in understanding which plants deer prefer and which they usually pass over.Although the type of vegetation that...

Nature provides these properties to keep predators away; it works well with deer in most instances.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1"); });Instead of setting out a banquet for the deer, plan your landscaping...

To keep deer from rubbing trees, you'll need a much more hands-on approach.Tall woven wire fences are extremely effective, especially if they're erected around the tree in such a way that the deer can't jump inside and they're supported by very strong...

These repellents can be composed of any number of noxious ingredients, as long as they either smell or taste so abhorrent that the deer decide to go elsewhere for breakfast.Some repellents contain putrefied meat scraps (tankage), ammonium, bone tar oil,and...

It forms a bushy mound up to 2 feet in diameter.The Hypearls series includes the cultivars ‘Olivia', ‘Renu', ‘Jacqueline' and ‘Jessica.' This series is one of the best for hot climates.‘Brigadoon' – The flowers on this cultivar aren't as conspicuous...

If your shrub has fewer and fewer flowers every year, you may want to start pruning St. John's wort.These are delightful plants to have in your garden, bright and colorful and easy-care.

Don't burn off the area where St. Johns wort weed is growing though, as this encourages it to spread. Effective St John's wort control with this method comes from removing all the roots and getting rid of St. John's wort before it produces seeds.It may...

It was a common medicinal plant. It is a high ground cover that may get 3 feet tall with a similar spread.of Tutsan flowers evoke woodsy appeal in even the most manicured of landscapes.Tutsan St. John's Wort is an ancient herb with ornamental appeal.

It is often found in swamps and wetlands.St. Andrew's cross plant is named for the bright yellow, cross-shaped flowers that appear from early summer until autumn. Read on and learn how to grow St. Andrew's cross wildflowers.St. Andrew's cross wildflowers...

They had evidently been deposited there years ago by the previous owner of the farm—further evidence (if any was needed) of the hard work that our rake has performed for decades.

For a cool container arrangement, picture the ‘wow factor' that would result from pairing a Silver Sage with a spiky dark phormium or cordyline!Grows in Zones 5 to 8, full sun (afternoon shade in the Deep South)Produces a 2 feet tall stalk of white...

But here's a long list of plants to consider if wildlife is a problem in your garden.NOTE: Zones were taken from national nursery catalogs and various state extension fact sheets, and may differ slightly from other data resources, depending on plant variety.

The hope is that the deer will stop to feed on the mineral blocks rather than your gardens. After trial and error, I found the best deer deterrent is a good dog. The deer might eat the neighbor's prize 'deer-proof' roses and leave yours alone.

What the smell does deter is the presence of moles, mice, and other rodents. When you consider the beauty Crown Imperials bring to your garden and the fact that they effectively repel varmints, the price is well worth it.After blooming, the tops die down...

The CLF promotes research and develops and communicates information about the interrelationships among diet, food production, environment and human health. Their key recommendations were to ban the non-therapeutic use of antimicrobials in food animal...

As dusk approaches at an earlier and earlier hour, it's important to take time each day to look around and savor the parts of the farm that truly make us joyful. Put on your hiking boots—or your snow boots, depending on the weather—and get out to...

USDA microbiologist John Bannantine and his colleagues at the Agricultural Research Service's National Animal Disease Center in Ames, Iowa, have discovered an antibody that's 100-percent specific in detecting Johne's disease, meaning detecting the disease...

Unfortunately, there isn't a permanent solution. Still, you can successfully develop a deer-resistant landscape by growing plants they don't like. Protect vulnerable garden areas closer to the house with deer fencing or deer-resistant hedges--an excellent...

Enjoy the following pictures of some of his work.people wonder how the birdhouses are mounted. Here is John's story and pictures of his "Extreme Birdhouses".Please note: all the following pictures and designs are copyrighted by Mr. John Looser, an artist...

They ate a lot of stuff this past winter that they aren't ‘supposed to' eat including boxwood (!), dogwood, hollies, and oakleaf hydrangea. I like both products and have had good success with them.

We returned to the greenhouse for a final watering of our seeds and adjourned for the day. The late summer weather was hot and humid, and the vegetation all around me was winding down for the season.

My instructor, Jan Miles, promised to teach me how to make “Gifts of Food” –there were be five other students in the class with me–two from Georgia, one from Tennessee and one from Massachusetts.