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04-09-2011, 06:52 AM

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Flying_V_Goddess

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Originally Posted by Blackberry

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Originally Posted by Jshep

With high prices of vegetables, have you noticed how many more people are turning to gardening? I have a friend who is helping me put in a big garden this year. I have became very health conscience and this will not only give me lots of fresh vegetables, I will also get exercise which I desparately need. I really get a thrill out of watching things grow. Last year I started learning about canning and freezing.

I used to garden all the time but this last year we have been having quite a few deer and they just loved my garden. So, this year I decided that I am not going to feed them so no gardening this year for me, vegetable or flower because they seem to nibble on both

Grow marigolds. Deer kept eating my beautiful hot pink impatiens and hostas (and somehow managed to grow back each time). My gardening supervisor told me they hate marigolds so I put a couple marigold plants in there and it seemed to deter them. There's also this deer spray you can put on your plants and it works, but you have to reapply it if it rains and it smells like rotten eggs. Don't let those deer keep you from having a garden!

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