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Discussion in 'Member's Gallery' started by cherylad, May 31, 2011.

  1. cherylad

    cherylad Countess of Cute-ification Plants Contributor

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    Hubby has been having a time trying to keep the deer out of the veggie garden. We've put up all sorts of whirly-things... like kid's pinwheels. Tied aluminum pans to the fence posts. And plastic grocery sacks. Took old CDs and strung them up from the tree. Finally it was time to bring in reinforcements. We each made a scarecrow... or what we now call scaredeers! :D
    Here's hubby's. Several people have commented that they thought it was him out in the garden! (He's skinny... but not THAT skinny! :D )

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    Scaredeer1 ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden )


    And then mine.


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    scaredeer2 ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden )

    Since adding them to the garden AND leaving a radio playing. No more deer problems!
    :fingerscrossed:
     
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  2. carolyn

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    Excellent artwork. They look real enough to the wildlife I'm sure. Do you also move them around? Sometimes the animals get used to them being in one spot and become pests again. i have heard of putting a radio on a talk station all night to keep the racoons out of the garden, but I haven't done it yet. We do string ELECTRIC fence around the corn patch once it starts to ripen. that helps a lot!
     
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  3. cherylad

    cherylad Countess of Cute-ification Plants Contributor

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    Haven't moved them yet. I'll let Hubby know that it's a good idea to move them ever-so-often.
     
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  4. Netty

    Netty Chaotic Gardener Plants Contributor

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    They look great! We just put one up at work today too, so I can't wait to see if it works!
     
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  5. Philip Nulty

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    Wow!!,..Cheryl,..Scarecrow or not,..your one looks good to me! ;) .
     
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  6. daisybeans

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    Aw. Here's to the lovely couple! May they experience nothing but success in their endeavor!
     
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  7. EJ

    EJ Allotmenteer Extraordinaire

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    The muntjac deer are a pain on our allotment site, and I have had 3 different scarecrows, but it hasn't put them off. Now we have fencing as a deterent, along with cd's strung up. Pesky nature.
     
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  8. marlingardener

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    Cheryl, no deer is going to believe your scarecrow lady--too well dressed. I'll send you a pair of my tattered shorts and a ragged tee shirt. That is believeable, and has also frightened off various humans here! :D
     
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  9. cherylad

    cherylad Countess of Cute-ification Plants Contributor

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    Jane... I own 2 skirts, both black. One for summer. One for winter. For funerals, weddings, or any other occasion that would require me to "dress up". And I've had the same ones for years! So I had no dress to put her in.
    Found an old slip that belonged to Momma in the "rag bag". So... that's what she got to wear!
    You wouldn't believe some of the comments I've been getting from "the boys"! :-o
    I have plenty old tattered shorts and tops... but heck... I'm still getting use out of them! :D
     
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  10. Jerry Sullivan

    Jerry Sullivan Garden Experimenter Plants Contributor

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    I can see the newspaper headlines now "Local couple cause deer stampede with skinny scarecrows" :)

    Jerry
     
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