This thread is in reply to a blog post by Seedfork entitled "Planting more seeds".
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May 10, 2015 8:09 PM CST
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Name: Jane
Tobyhanna, PA (Zone 5a)
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Very pretty. I have a few clumps of daylilies (not blooming yet) that I try and hide from the deer/groundhogs. Last year I resorted to covering them with plastic deer fencing (looked more like a barricade), but at least I was able to enjoy the flowers.

This year I'm trying something different - a new homemade deer repellent. It's basically the ingredients for DEER-BE-GON - which works pretty well for me. It's a mix of 65% eggs, 20% oil of cinnamon, and 15% oil of cloves mixed with a gallon of water. *I used 3 eggs, 2 teaspoons of ground cinnamon, and 2 teaspoons of ground cloves. Couldn't find oil of Cin or Cloves, so I used powdered forms and added vegetable oil to the mix. I mix a batch and let it ferment in the sun for a few days. So far it's not clogging up in the sprayer. It smells - AWFUL at first, but then tones down. The cinnamon & cloves scent is sort of pleasant. I reapply about once a week. Weatherwise, it's been dry. If it should become rainy for awhile, I might have spray more often. Have to wait and see.
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May 10, 2015 8:19 PM CST
Name: Larry
Enterprise, Al. 36330 (Zone 8b)
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Knock on wood, but this year so far...I have had no deer problems. Maybe the coyotes have run them off. I almost hate to say that knowing that I may wake up tomorrow and find all my lily buds gone! Keep us posted on the deer repellent, hopefully they will not become accustomed to it as the year goes along.
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May 10, 2015 8:37 PM CST
Name: Arlene
Grantville, GA (Zone 8a)
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Beautiful flowers, as usual.

There's some good mix in that packet. Now if even one of each would blooms, they would probably reseed. I have planted Buplurem twice with no germination this year. I really like it for a filler flowers for the bouquets.
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