Deer deterrent maintenance
It's easy to become
complacent in the fight to keep deer out of the garden area.
I highly recommend you never
drop your guard no matter how well the mechanical deer deterrents work.
Last week I noticed how our
most important deterrent had stopped swinging due to a rather larger
weed blocking its path. It gave me unhappy flash backs of when I had a
technical problem with one last year and before I knew what hit me a
pair of deer were nibbling on part of the garden in broad day light!
In my opinion the key is constant vigilance. Make a point to check on
each one and note any changes in operation. Trim down the surrounding
weeds to prevent any obstructing blockage.
It's a good idea to have a back up deterrent on hand for any problems
you might encounter. This way you can minimize your possible down time
which can be a dangerous window of opportunity for the enemy.
Once they break through and take their snack prize it's much harder to
keep them out.
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Image credit goes to the Pennsylvania department of conservation. They have a section where you can print out coloring pages for little people and one of them is the deer drawing shown here.
The top photo is a recent picture of out most important deterrent in action towards the far edge of our perimeter. As you can see the weeds are slowly invading and need constant attention in order to keep them at bay.