The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #121641 Message #2658176
Posted By: Joybell
16-Jun-09 - 08:34 PM
Thread Name: BS: Defeating Deer in the Garden
Subject: RE: BS: Defeating Deer in the Garden
Uncle DaveO, I often think about those wonderful hours we spent with both of you. Your lovely garden and the woods. I try to outwit wallabies and possums. We love to have them here and they don't have many places left of their own -- but I understand. I really do. Last year True-love built me a food cage. You wouldn't believe how high a wallaby can jump, and possums are trapeze artists, so it's had to be completely covered over. I can now grow vegetables, at least. The only other thing that works to some extent is actually feeding the Possums -- bowls of apple and oats by the back door. Of course setting up a wildlife cafe can be expensive. I'm sure you've tried everything. We're much older than our visiting wildlife, aren't we? Why aren't we smarter? That's what I wonder. Anyway just had to say hello and good luck. Joy