How would this be as protection against deer for a couple smaller fruit trees, in Northern California?
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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.
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This was one of the largest, but still economical, pop up greenhouses I could find. We lifted it over some in-ground plants, then dragged in a schefflera over six ft tall, along with numerous other pots. There are in-ground stakes for stabilization. It should work unless it gets extremely hot, although it has two little air vents near the roof, and a zipper door that can be rolled up. The deer could get in the door, if not zipped.
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We used it for our plums and peaches. Our apples are just coming in. We placed the netting over the trees to protect the fruit from birds and tied it together under the trees to protect from ground rodents. As an incidental benefit, any ripe fruit that fell from the trees unpicked was caught and gathered at the tree trunk for easy harvesting. We checked daily. The netting is strong enough to hold a dozen or more meduim sized peaches when tied together under our trees. The material is durable and inexpensive. Though easily removed, as an experiement, we are leaving it on about 50% of our peach trees for next year's protection with no current signs of 'damage' to the trees after several months. We used it for our plums and peaches. Our apples are just coming in. We placed the netting over the trees to protect the fruit from birds and tied it together under the trees to protect from ground rodents. As an incidental benefit, any ripe fruit that fell from the trees unpicked was caught and gathered at the tree trunk for easy harvesting. We checked daily. The netting is strong enough to hold a dozen or more meduim sized peaches when tied together under our trees. The material is durable and inexpensive. Though easily removed, as an experiement, we are leaving it on about 50% of our... » Read More We used it for our plums and peaches. Our apples are just coming in. We placed the netting over the trees to protect the fruit from birds and tied it together under the trees to protect from ground rodents. As an incidental benefit, any ripe fruit that fell from the trees unpicked was caught and gathered at the tree trunk for easy harvesting. We checked daily. The netting is strong enough to hold a dozen or more meduim sized peaches when tied together under our trees. The material is durable and inexpensive. Though easily removed, as an experiement, we are leaving it on about 50% of our peach trees for next year's protection with no current signs of 'damage' to the trees after several months. « Show Less
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We have a lot of rabbits in our area (rural downstate Illinois) and the tree guards work fine. I think you would want to be sure the bottom of the guard is firmly against the soil.
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That is why I bought mine, after the fact, but I really don't know, and I hope I never find out!! I expect it will at least minimize the damage should I hit another deer.
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with a longer bolt and broadhead tips u can probly bring down a deer with a clean shot from close range..but this is mainly for small game...squirrels and rabbits and whatnot
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i had the posts, so i just used them to cover my beans because i wanted to pick underneath them, but i suppose you could just lay it on top of whatever you want to protect.fyi - depending on what you are wanting to keep the deer away from, i have foundthat the weed barrier (for the ground) works the best. they can't stand walking on it, & you have abonus of no weeds, less water usage, clean product, no rot (pumpkins) & warms the soil fora product like tomatoes! ":-) i roll it up & use it year after year.
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This unit is small, I have a 25 x 12 garden and it works fine for that. It keeps woodchucks and rabbits away. I don't know if it would keep deer out.
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We have used the Plantskydd SPRAY, which is fantastic for deer. We have chipmunks in our yard, so the spray doesn't keep them away. But, then, we don't plant bulbs other than Daffodils- which no one eats. Anyway, Plantskydd now makes a granule product to sprinkle around which says on the container that it will keep little critters away, so you may want to check it out! Hope this helps! Good luck!
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I will not plant this until Spring. Ah deer...... Try cheep perfume. They have very powerful noses. Otherwise they seem to eat about anything or they simply pull the plants out. There is a ground cover called Corsica moss that reeks when disturbed. They may not bother that.
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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.
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Without measuring, big enough to not block rain, yet small enough to not allow birds access to fruit. Of course some fruit will be close enough to be 'pecked'. Hard to cover a young tree. Mine are over 6ft but not a lot of branches yet. We took the netting down to allow growth. We had very little fruit the second year any way. The netting did more damage than good. Unless you have a lot of fruit, let the tree grow until you do.
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To use as deer-repellant, the company advises against adding water. That is, it works best if applied and kept dried, according to the vendor's website (read all the way to bottom of site to see this info).
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They are very effective to protect from deer damage and should work for geese. Heavy gauge plastic stands up well to the elements.
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This product is designed to be sprayed on leaves, stems, flowers and branches to deter squirrels, rabbits and deer. It should not be applied directly to hard surfaces such such as patio furniture.
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It worked on my chicken and deer problem. I would expect it to work on skunks. If you have a specific area to defend it should be effective.
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Seems to me that deer would move on rather than tangle their teeth in the Dewitt netting, which is much more substantial than the lightweight 1/2" mesh sold in most stores. Just guessing. You might try using a spray-on repellent in addition to the netting. Good luck!
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We usually use a sprayer with the hose because we spray about 20 tall trees. The deer ate the leaves off halfway up the trees 3 yrs ago. They have not touched the trees since we started spraying with DEER OUT...it is great stuff. Does not wash off the trees like products you buy at local stores. I would think a spray bottle would work well if you are doing a small area. In fact...I use a spray bottle to spray the engines and wheel wells of our cars so "chipmunks" don't go in them and build nests. It works great!!