Will deer eat unprotected beans/peas?
docmom_gw
3 years ago
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3 years agoJohn D Zn6a PIT Pa
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Comments (5)I planted a fall crop of bush beans a couple of weeks ago here in NH. We can get a light frost around July 18 so I plan to put a row cover over them about that time. It would be great if you had room for 4 bean plants. Sure, you could blanch and freeze beans (google for directions) as they come in but they are best fresh from the garden. Some varieties continue to produce better than others. If the beans look like fish hooks, the plants aren't getting enough fertilzer. If you don't have enough beans for a meal, consider stretching them by adding something else. Cooked and cooled green beans are good with French dressing and sliced onions, for example. You probably have time to plant kale now since it's very hardy and can withstand some cold weather. I don't know if it will winter over for me because last winter the deer ate mine. I don't think I would wait until September. See how many days to maturity are specified on the seed package. Yes, it will take longer to grow this time of year since the days are getting shorter. Yes, most flowers turn into a fruit or vegetable unless that kind of plant has male and female flowers. Zucchini, for example, have both so only the female flowers produce squash. The are larger with a bulbous base which quickly turns into a squash....See MoreI have deer or rabbits eating my green beans
Comments (14)Petzold6596...I have the burgundy beans planted, That is what I planted last year also. I read online that squash planted next to beans or corn would deter animals because of the sticky plants. The critters don't like to get a taste of stickers (or whatever they are called). I don't blame them because it itches me when I pick or tend to the plants (same with okra). I break out! I looked today and nobody has any squash plants. And, I can't find any seeds either. I do have a big squash patch planted in another one of my gardens. So, if I plant squash, it would be for the pests. I plant radishes by my squash to deter bugs on those plants. I'm a believer in using natural controls....See MoreCastor bean plants for deer control
Comments (26)Sitting here on Memorial Day, thumbing through the Forums and came across this one , as I have a bit of a deer problem this year, too. I AGREE with JC's comment! Why in the world would you want to cause the death of hungry, innocent animals in such a horrible, painful way just to save a few plants?! Good Grief! Go to the grocery store. It can't be THAT important to grow your own fruit! I've read all the hints on how to repel deer, and the chicken wire placed on the ground as an obstacle course seems to be the cheapest, most effective, most humane way to go. Of course, you WOULD have to keep the grass mowed off of it to keep it exposed, or it would just become padded and easy for the deer to walk over. Perhaps AH was too lazy to mow over the prostrate chicken wire! You know? In the long list of remedies to this problem: sprays, soap, radio left on nearby, electric wires with aluminum plates attached, peeing all around garden area (yuk!), I haven't seen ONE suggestion to use our ancestors' remedy..........a scarecrow, and just think, place a bale of hay, a few gourds and pumpkins around it's post at Halloween, and you have instant decoration! HA. Please don't kill Bambi! After all, we invaded THEIR territory, not the reverse! Jeanie...See MoreDeer and beans
Comments (7)They got half a bed of cowpeas last night. My own fault. I failed to set up the Scarecrow sprinkler early enough. The Scarecrow works. I have had four of them for two years now and when they are on, the deer stay away. Interesting thought about the trellis, but I can say that one year, the deer ate my pole beans on a trellis. They neatly cropped them from about a foot off the ground up to about four or five feet high. Grrr. I include a link. I do not work for any company connected. Here is a link that might be useful: Scarecrow...See Morezeedman Zone 5 Wisconsin
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