On Wed, Sep 17, 2003 at 11:53:53AM -0500, Tom Penney wrote: > We have a a deer problem here. they eat everything. Don't get me wrong > I love seeing them in the yard but our hosta and tulips get eaten down > to the ground unless we do something. You know what works? pee on > them, honestly. Of course you can't pee on your vegies but it will > keep them away from your flowers. there is also deer repent you can > buy, it smells like pee. I hear that a blended mix of habaneros, dish soap, and water (and egg whites) in a handly little spray bottle works wonders at repelling squirrels, deer, and racoons from fruits and veggies and trees -- anything you can spray it on. It's worth a try. I googled for "habanero repellant recipe" and found this promising little link: http://ourgardengang.tripod.com/Critter_Problems.htm -- Chad Walstrom <chewie at wookimus.net> http://www.wookimus.net/ assert(expired(knowledge)); /* core dump */ _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list