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To: Pete from Shawnee Mission

Great find! My secret weapon for my fruit trees and raspberries is a 10-18-10 granular ‘new lawn starter’ which isn’t always easy to find, but SO perfect for their needs!

Rabbits and raccoons do NOT like the smell of blood meal. Lots of people use it around emerging spring bulbs to thwart bunny chomping.

I know raccoon will EAT fish (Koi ponds are a favorite - ask my Mom!) but liquid fish emulsion repels ME, so they probably won’t like it, either. They put fish oil and meat meal in ‘Repels All’ spray, which is some pretty smelly stuff.

Ask me how many broken/leaking bottles of the stuff I cleaned up at the garden center. GAG!


122 posted on 02/05/2021 1:30:46 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

I figured that rabbits don’t like it. Racoons? Just going on what someone else said. (Maybe their raccoons have different tastes!

I get a 1 gallon jug of fish emulsion from Grow Organic and it has a vent hole in the top. I learned the first time I opened it to take it out when ever I use it, and, of course, to keep it on the floor of the basement so that if it spills it wont be much.

The “J” place sells Raspberry shortcake thornless raspberry....let me ask, have you grown that and how did it work?


123 posted on 02/05/2021 4:02:05 PM PST by Pete from Shawnee Mission
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