Could I use pine trees as posts to keep deer from my yard? I have several who come through my yard and eat my evergreens several times a week.
750981
Yes, if using an electric fence shocker you could use your pine trees as posts if you use an insulating material on the trees. I would just spare your trees and buy some cheap plastic posts that are available at most hardware stores for about $1 ea.
750982
yes you can you just have to have the insulators to hammer into the tree if it was me I would get the circular corner insulators and wrap it around the back of the tree so that you don't have to actually put a nail in the tree
750983
The trees can be used as posts for the wire and insulators. It is important that no branches are touching the hot wires and the hot wire does not touch the trees.
750984
Sure, as long as you use the plastic things (don't know the name) that hold the hot wire to the pole.
750985
I don't know how you would attach the wire to the trees wiyhout damaging them but if you can it will work fine
1617530
I have mine in a tree by my bluebird house but my birds have not used it. I have an open feeder they will use but a lot of other birds feed in the open ones as well. Maybe I'll try on a post in the open. It doesn't work in the tree.
327470
Please don't put out lint, yarn, string- that can all be harmful. I see our yard birds searching the ground for tiny thin twigs, under 1 1/2 '' long- they need alot of that to build nests. You can gather or clip some dead twigs, dry pine needles too- I think they would fit well in this ball- I am going to try that this spring, think it would work really well. Our birds love these feeders in winter for black oil sunflower seeds in shell.
1186505
probably, though I would keep the distance within 5 yds or so. After that, any amount of wind will throw the shot off. Why would you want to shoot small birds anyways? Killing anything that isn't small game for fun is pretty messed up
1284624
From my limited experience with gardening and deer in the northeast U.S. I must say that any purslane seems to vulnerable to deer feeding habits. If you really want to please the deer plant very expensive hosta hybrids,deer REALLY like these! Seriously though i wish you success in your deer aiding efforts. I'm sure you have a different agenda than North east gardeners.For us question is similar to asking "What food should I leave in my kitchen to best attract and enhance roach populations. Best luck in your quest!
1004926
Let me ask you first is the bark already damaged from the deer? I know once I have had 8 different trees the bark damaged once I put the tape on the trees the deer never bother them again. Because in almost all the cases it's the buck that is doing the damage with his horns and once the tape is on they no longer get the noise from rubbing the rough bark or maybe it's the insect repellent in the tape they don't like but once they have the tape on they have never bothered my trees taped again. I'm not saying that is 100% I'm saying in my particular case with my eight trees they never bothered them again, that is how they moved onto doing eight trees but finally they must have moved off onto the neighbor's trees.
914257
Since I did not use it to deter deer, I don't know. However, that does not stop me from answering your question. Drape the netting over plants and trees the best way you can, tying parts of it to branches. If that doesn't work, try poles, or anything else you can think of. The netting completely protected plants against squirrels. it did not help much on the lawn.
1570492
I use them once a year in the spring. Now I do not believe they can hurt a tree using them all year round , but when the trees go dormant, including evergreens , they have lesser needs. I know Miracle-Gro says to use them year round, which is good for their business, but once a year, per directions should be sufficient. Always use a wooden stake and drive into the ground before placing spikes, as they are prone to break. I have Japanese Maples, Leyland Cypress, Crape Myrtles and Maples, I also use them on shrubs and large grasses. I can say this "they do make a difference".
178245
Sorry, but I am not sure. I am dealing with deer and so far they have not eaten my flowers. You will probably have to go through the reviews, as I thought a few of them had talked about racoons, but I could not remember their responses. Sorry.
1538236
I have 2 units in the yard and after a year I have not seen any deer in the yard. They seem to make a beeline around it. No other critters either.But birds stay around. Give it months to be effective. The animals need to be "trained" to stay away.
281227
Personally, I would no as it may weaken the tree branch. Most if the tree swings I have seen have rope handles and something to protect the tree as it wraps around. Also, these are machine screws, not intended to drive into wood.
1538237
I have 2 units in the yard and after a year I have not seen any deer in the yard. They seem to make a beeline around it. No other critters either. But birds stay around. Give it months to be effective. The animals need to be "trained" to stay away.
1040790
Where I live, I don't have a deer problem, so I don't know whether this would deter them or not. Will they chew through plastic? The greenhouse I bought is 6 feet high at the highest point, 5 feet from front to back, and 4 feet wide, so if your trees aren't bigger than that, they should fit, but you would have to anchor the sides well enough that the deer couldn't get their noses under the sides. If the greenhouse isn't well anchored, a deer (or the wind) could tip it over.
1829353
No. At best the deer would become tangled in the netting, and rip it to part. At worst you'd be call fish and wildlife to have the creature put down. The weight of this netting just wasn't designed for that application. It is quite effective for swallows and robins which is what my problem was; so long is it is supported by some sort of bracing or frame if you're running long lengths of it. Try one of the products specifically for deer and you might be O.K.
1829352
No sure. I only see deer near my house in winter. I don't think they would get close to the garden because there is nothing left.
853223
We live in a community greatly over-populated with blacktail deer. I have some Irish moss planted from purchased starts and find that the deer do graze on it, but it doesn't seem to bother the plants. It just keeps them nicely trimmed. It is apparently not a very attractive plant to deer, and I suspect that in an area where the deer are not so dense, they wouldn't bother it much.
1686206
I do not have experience with this particular use, but if you can get them through whatever the composition of the tree ring is, I expect they'd help. The only rings I have are the rubber ones which are about an inch thick, so, obviously, that doesn't leave as much staple to go into the ground, and I think it would be pretty difficult to get through the rubber weave. Mine being heavy and my dogs not being interested in them, I haven't seen a reason to secure them beyond their own weight. I hope someone else may be able to give a more definitive response, but perhaps edit your question to include the type of ring you're wanting to secure? I do not have experience with this particular use, but if you can get them through whatever the composition of the tree ring is, I expect they'd help. The only rings I have are the rubber ones which are about an inch thick, so, obviously, that doesn't leave as much staple to go into the ground, and I think it would be pretty difficult to get through the rubber weave. Mine being heavy and my dogs not being interested in them, I haven't seen a reason to secure them beyond their own weight. I hope someone else may be able to give a more definitive response, but perhaps edit your question to... » Read More I do not have experience with this particular use, but if you can get them through whatever the composition of the tree ring is, I expect they'd help. The only rings I have are the rubber ones which are about an inch thick, so, obviously, that doesn't leave as much staple to go into the ground, and I think it would be pretty difficult to get through the rubber weave. Mine being heavy and my dogs not being interested in them, I haven't seen a reason to secure them beyond their own weight. I hope someone else may be able to give a more definitive response, but perhaps edit your question to include the type of ring you're wanting to secure? « Show Less