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Post by stratcat on Dec 30, 2013 22:00:36 GMT -5
Has anyone tried Plantskydd for repelling animals that are eating our crops? It's a natural product made with porcine and/or bovine blood. The website says Plantskydd is effective for protecting vegetables, flowers, fruit trees and shrubs. Once it's sprayed on and dries, it is rain-resistant for months. Plantskyyd is touted as being effective against: rabbits, chipmunks, squirrels, voles, and some larger animals such as deer, moose and elk. Even tho' it's pricey, I took the plunge in 2013. The rabbits ate my nine ornamental kale down, so I had to do something. That day, I went to the local feed store and bought a box of the soluble powder. Yeah, it's messy mixing up the solution, but I will get two seasons out of the box as opposed to only one with the pre-mix. I followed the directions to a 'T' and wore a latex glove. After mixing, straining and pouring the Plantskydd in my hand-held sprayer, I applied it on my kale, an echinacea and some flowers. A second application was applied to new foliage later in the season. The kale was NOT touched again. The echinacea and flowers were eaten on by mice, tho'. A few days ago, I noticed evidence that deer were eating on the Arbor Vitae 5' from Mom's front window, so I should have sprayed them. And the ones in her back yard, too!
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Barton
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Zone 6a-ish Lake Erie influenced climate
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Post by Barton on Dec 31, 2013 11:08:09 GMT -5
I haven't tried it, but if it will deal with the woodchucks, I will give it a go.
Do you think it will attract vampires?
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Post by stratcat on Dec 31, 2013 11:29:30 GMT -5
Oops! I fixed the link. Not sure if Plantskydd will deter the woodchucks, Barton, but it should keep the Mountain Beaver out of your garden. As for vampires, they should be busy outside working the plants and not on you.
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Post by horsea on Mar 21, 2014 10:05:06 GMT -5
I just saw an ad for Plantskydd from Lee Valley here in Absurdistan (the nutty joint to the north of you). I don't think I can afford to try something that doesn't have an all-round, across-the-board 5-star rating. I intend to improve my mulligan's stew of a fence even more with cheap poultry wire all around the bottom. As for mice, I was wondering if seeding some scallions, garlic or other smelly crops in and around my muskmelons would do the trick. The pests tend to go for them the most. Also the beets. Ah, well...
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