[quote="UndertheSun"Thank you for the warning about critters and corn gluten. All I need is for them to be more attracted to my garden. As it stands, all my fruit trees on the hill are already stripped clean of all their unripened fruit.
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They've stripped your trees already? I'm so sorry Rob.. The critters got all my stone fruit last year, and made a good dent in the apples and pears too. I've got Nectarines and peaches that I've never tasted. I was successful caging a pear tree last year that I've kept small, and will get a couple more nets on Monday for the smaller trees. I think the wildlife has multiplied in relation to how much fruit I grow.
I haven't had a problem with corn gluten and critters, to my knowledge. I've put it out just prior to the first decent rain in late November or early December. Like Rob, I've got a wild hillside that's teeming with weeds. Worse this year because the tractor mower broke. All those pretty yellow flowers are like 3-4' tall dandelions.. All that seed will be blowing soon.
A hula hoe or scuffle hoe work well when weeds are small. I use a weed burner to get close to the rhizomes to melt small seedlings. If you keep after it, it doesn't take much time to go through a bed.
