Deer and water scarecrow!

[arivaraci]

I now have 2 visual data from my 20x20 garden and the water-scarecrow.

Last night, I watched as a deer came within 10 ft of garden plants when it tripped the water-scarecrow and the deer shot off. This morning 2 deer approached and 1 deer came up behind the densest tomato section, so the water-scarecrow took about 45 seconds before it sensed motion. But when it tripped the deer(both) jumped straight up in the air, scared (to death hopefully) then darted off. I lost a couple limbs off a cherokee purple, but it would have been much worse without the water-scarecrow!

Very happy to see it work and know I can breathe a little easier while waiting for all my fruit to ripen.

Thanks Craig for recommending it!

[mecktom]

One line of surveyer's tape around the perimeter of your garden will keep the deer out.

[Lee]

Originally Posted by mecktom

One line of surveyer's tape around the perimeter of your garden will keep the deer out.

Not if they jump it, or crawl under it... just ask Craig about
the deer last year before I told him to get the scarecrow.

I've only had one incident this year... the one night I forgot to
turn the scarecrow sprinkler on!

Lee

[arivaraci]

I will have to try the surveyors tape on the side of the garden the deer stripped the branches off my cherokee purple.

Next door neighbors have a 4 foot chain length and a parallel 6 foot privacy fence that was erected just to deter the deer from their garden. And this year they have had terrible deer damage. I will tell them about the surveyors tape and we will see how the season progresses.

[tjg911]

what is surveyor's tape?

so those scarecrow water shooter things really work? that's good to hear.

tom

[mecktom]

Surveryor's "tape" is used by them to mark points or property lines. I have never had a deer try to go over or under it. Had problems with them several years ago and a neighbor told me about it.....works like a charm. You can get it at Tractor Supply stores...usually in bright colors....sort of day-glo pink, green, etc.

[fatboy]

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[fatboy]

I've had good luck with these sprinklers, But one year if I didn't move them around and the deer got use to them. Then it was come on in boys and girls the waters fine. I still get sprayed now and then but the grand kids love them.