How To Grow Apple Trees From Seed Have you ever tried to grow apple trees from seeds collected from an apple? It certainly makes good sense that they would germinate. They are seeds and seeds are supposed to grow, right? I’ve heard people say apples seeds collected from apples are hybridized and therefore can’t grow [...]
Rabbits, Deer, Chipmunks, Squirrels, Gophers, Moles, Voles and Ground Hogs are probably our biggest challenge in our Vegetable and Flower Gardens. Following are a few easy tips on how to get rid of these pests: There are all natural repellents such as ShakeAway, Liquid Fence, Deer Away and Critter Ridder. These all natural repellents all [...]
Have you ever met a self-proclaimed expert hunter? One that knows every trick in the book and uses them all equally well? Neither have I. No one hunter is perfect at everything. But the really successful ones have many things in common. First of all, even the greenest beginners have a natural born instinct to [...]
Nothing reminds us that spring is coming more than digging out the potting soil, the rusted tools, and clay pots. For me it involves cleaning the refuse out of my vegetable garden from the previous year, opening up the deer fencing, and bringing on the roto-tiller. Like many things in life, the process is often [...]
Crop Damage by Wild Animals section i general discussions G.M. Wani Ph.D ; D.V.M (Germany) FN ISSGAPU, FN DAAD Director Extension Education / SAMETI Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir Shalimar, Srinagar, 191121 A brief global review to asses the damage caused to cultivated crops by wild animals around [...]
Choosing a fence is not as easy as it used to be. In the days when choice was more limited, the most popular option was the simple white picket fence: clean and traditional, it looked great with almost any style home. These days you have dozens of choices in terms of style, height, material, and [...]
The variety of deer encountered can add excitement to the deer hunt. You just don’t know what you will see. In addition to the prized, perfectly shaped antler growth of the typical deer are the many and varied forms of non-typical antler growths. A “typical” is a deer with regular antler configuration on both sides [...]
The primary use of fences is to keep animals out of gardens. The worst garden raiders include deer, rabbits, skunks, squirrels, chipmunks, raccoons, dogs, cats, woodchucks, and opossums. Unhappily, we add humans to this list as well. Your garden location determines which of these animals are troublesome. Fences also provide a way to overcome space [...]
The deer population in many states is rampant and as humans encroach more on the wildlife and their grazing grounds, it is no wonder there is a problem with the mix. It isn’t uncommon to see deer wondering into residential areas looking for food and this can mean munching on your trees and destroying your [...]
Your trees, shrubs and flowers often look like a free lunch to wildlife. Rabbits love to munch on clover and other grasses, as well as certain kinds of flowers. Deer love fruit and certain kinds of shrubbery. Moose will feed on the large and small branches of apple and other trees. And, of course, there [...]