Creeper
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I have lived in the same house in NJ since the 1980s. Years ago I had hedges of Arborvitae bushes planted around the perimeter of my yard for privacy and to deaden road noises. The bushes were 3 ft when first planted them and now they are 12 ft or higher and until this year were full and lush. We have always had a few deer in the yard but until this year they have never eaten the Arborvitae. They are eating away the bottom 4 ft. of the bushes which are now thin, sparse and see through!
The type of Arborvitae I planted are supposed to be deer resistant. And they left them alone for years. I am concerned they will eat away to the growth point and the hedges will be ruined. The population of deer here has been increasing and I suspect they are running out of food so now they are eating things they never touched before. Even lawn grass.
I have tried spraying various deer repellants. Some work for a day or two. Some for a week. Some not at all. The one that works best smells like death. I have to wear a mask to apply it is smells so bad.
I am looking for something that works. I read using a single stand of fishing line strung on posts about a foot in front of the plants will keep the deer away. Not crazy about having posts sticking out of my lawn every 6ft, but if it works to save my shrubs until they can grow back will will try anything at this point.
No, I cannot shoot them, although I have a water gun I use for when I see them in the yard. Anyone have any serious idea on how to keep them from eating the last remnants of my hedges?
The type of Arborvitae I planted are supposed to be deer resistant. And they left them alone for years. I am concerned they will eat away to the growth point and the hedges will be ruined. The population of deer here has been increasing and I suspect they are running out of food so now they are eating things they never touched before. Even lawn grass.
I have tried spraying various deer repellants. Some work for a day or two. Some for a week. Some not at all. The one that works best smells like death. I have to wear a mask to apply it is smells so bad.
I am looking for something that works. I read using a single stand of fishing line strung on posts about a foot in front of the plants will keep the deer away. Not crazy about having posts sticking out of my lawn every 6ft, but if it works to save my shrubs until they can grow back will will try anything at this point.
No, I cannot shoot them, although I have a water gun I use for when I see them in the yard. Anyone have any serious idea on how to keep them from eating the last remnants of my hedges?