[net.garden] re. deer in the garden

steward@rocky2.UUCP (Wm. C. Steward ) (08/04/83)

I only received a follow-up on a question asked in this group but I
guess someone wanted to know how to repel deer from a garden.
At the Cary Arboretum, a division of the New York Botanical Garden,
simple method was developed.  They took human hair from a nearby
beauty salon and stuffed it into nylon stockings.  These bags were
then suspended around the woods.  Voila! No deer!  Of course, when
I first saw them, I was repelled, too.

Also, I've heard that spreading lion dung around a garden will keep
out most herbavores.

ken@hp-cvd.UUCP (08/12/83)

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hp-cvd!ken    Aug 10 21:58:00 1983


   In fact, any kind of carnivore feces will repel deer.  

   Lion shit can be hard to find, so maybe some local wolves will
oblilge.

  Or try the nearest zoo.

			-ken b
			hp-cvd!ken