The FR Victory Garden/4.21.02

Seeds of Knowledge ^ | April 2002 | Brenda Hyde

[Maceman]

Grow this

[ken5050]

Good idea for a thread..I've long grown my own herbs.....though the deer population here makes a garden impossible..unless I want a small scale version of Camp X-ray in my yard......

I eagerly await the discussion on composting...

[cuz_it_aint_their_money]

Are you going to maintain a "ping" list?
If so, add me please.

[riley1992]

Yep, that's my favorite herb. Makes everything taste better.

[Tennessee_Bob]

You're going to cook with this??

[Tennessee_Bob]

Before I go into detail about how to keep the deer out of your garden, is there a zoo nearby?

[ken5050]

Yes...there is a zoo next door...the Clinton's house...

Re deer.....nothing works....believe me, we've tried it all....this is a no hunting zone..we are unundated with deer, they are fearless....we've done the soap, the urine....all of it....nothing works.....I have 20-30 deer going across my property every morning to drink in the pond....in the winter, I've seen hoofprints on the PORCH..they come up to climb behind the nettig that protects the bushes.....so I gave up on the garden years ago....I don't wanna feed the critters....

[Tennessee_Bob]

When we had our big garden we had a problem with deer until we went to the zoo and got a load of lion manure. That kept them out of it. And we live in a pretty heavy deer area. They've been out grazing in the yard when I go outside to smoke, and they just look up and and go back to grazing. But when we had the garden, the lion manure kept them out of it.

[Fintan]

My pleasure to add your name to the Ping List...

[PoisedWoman]

But when we had the garden, the lion manure kept them out of it.

FOTFLMAO.....Clinton manure would work even better! But poor Ken would drop dead in a hurry. Talk about toxic waste!

[Budge]

After all these years I have finally decided to try to grow a few herbs.

Looking forward to the Victory Garden!

[Budge]

Add my name to your ping list too, please!

[Endeavor]

Fintan, please add me to your ping list. Thanks - E

[another cricket]

Please put me on the ping list too.

It was in the low eighties last week so I figured that it was safe to put my little herb/flower/berry garden out on the patio.
It snowed yesterday and last night. Thank heavens for grow lights or I would have no plants at all.

a.cricket

[My back yard]

Basil: Everyone's favorite herb.

And one of my favorite freepers!

[CARDINALRULES]

Ping

:-`)

[basil]

How nice of you to start with my favorite herb!!! I love this idea, so keep me on your ping list, please.

I also have a severe deer problem, so will be looking forward to hearing the solutions that Freepers have found. I have to grow my basil in a pot on our upper deck. Seems to be one of the few places the deer can't reach--LOL!

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

Please add me to your ping list, and send sunshine.

[illstillbe]

Fintan ... could you please put me on your *ping* list?! I have only lately sold my landscaping business ... and I would surely enjoy the conversation here!