Deer are eating my tomato plants!
I did not think they touched the leaves, but this year they are feeding heavily on the plants. Does anyone have any idea how to stop them?
19 posted on
07/05/2013 3:13:26 PM PDT by
Nepeta
To: Nepeta
Do you have a rifle and some ammo? What about a guard dog? I never have any deer here. We have so many dogs in the neighborhood barking all the time, and we’re a little close to town.
We have plenty of rabbits, squirrels, occasional possum, coon, and fox.
23 posted on
07/05/2013 3:21:33 PM PDT by
greeneyes
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To: Nepeta
Deer are eating my tomato plants! I did not think they touched the leaves, but this year they are feeding heavily on the plants. Does anyone have any idea how to stop them?
30-06 or .308, 165 grain soft point should do it.
30 posted on
07/05/2013 3:45:58 PM PDT by
Petruchio
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To: Nepeta
Hi Nepeta This is a pic of my moms tomato patch. She lives on 180 acres just north of Springfield, MO. Way out in the booneys with scads of critters. They had to put up an 8 foot barbed wire fence and get several deer chasing dogs just to be able to get a crop of maters. This pic was from earlier in the year. The fabric cloth and tires are the only way she can semi control the weeds too. She is 83. Plants about 100 plants every year. Boy I hope I age as gracefully as she has. I know this prolly doesn't help or make you feel better about critters eating your stuff. However, you are not alone in the critter problem department.
57 posted on
07/05/2013 6:18:05 PM PDT by
murrie
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To: Nepeta
Shoot the critters.
I had 60’ of peas planted, two sides of the fence, and the damn mama deer got in there with her fawn somehow. I think the fawn slithered in there and mama got in there to get her. Then she tasted the pea vines!!! Ate them all down to about 10” or so. This was with double fencing, electric fence and electric tape.
Finally fixed it and they can’t get in any more. Set the peas way back. Fortunately it’s been cold so they’re still growing.
59 posted on
07/05/2013 6:23:58 PM PDT by
ladyjane
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To: Nepeta
If there’s a guy around have him pee in front of the bed where the tomatoes are.
60 posted on
07/05/2013 7:25:22 PM PDT by
MomwithHope
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To: Nepeta
http://www.plantskydd.com/
I bought a package of this 6 years ago, put it on a shelf in the barn, and forgot about it; and haven’t had a deer problem since.
It has worked so well that I’m afraid if I ever open it, there wouldn’t be a deer left inside the county lines, and all the other local hunters would come looking for my hide.
62 posted on
07/05/2013 8:12:07 PM PDT by
ApplegateRanch
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Hi Nepeta This is a pic of my moms tomato patch. She lives on 180 acres just north of Springfield, MO. Way out in the booneys with scads of critters. They had to put up an 8 foot barbed wire fence and get several deer chasing dogs just to be able to get a crop of maters. This pic was from earlier in the year. The fabric cloth and tires are the only way she can semi control the weeds too. She is 83. Plants about 100 plants every year. Boy I hope I age as gracefully as she has. I know this prolly doesn't help or make you feel better about critters eating your stuff. However, you are not alone in the critter problem department.