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Show Homeowners Find Safe Ways to Keep Deer, Rabbits Away From Their Landscaping conscious animal repellent that walking away," White said with will keep the animals from eat- a smile. According to Grewal, it is ing the landscape of the without hurting the ani- important to use any animal mals." repellent before the problem The product, exported from starts to get out of hand. He recBritish Columbia, Canada, keeps ommends applying liquid anigrazing animals away from mal repellents when it is calm trees, shrubs, flowers and other and there isn't a chance of rain food sources typically found in a for the next few days. This gives homeowner's yard. "We recent- the product a chance to dry and ly started using Repellex and the set on the plants. Don't use results were almost immediate," repellents on vegetables or fruit says David White, president of that is intended for human conInland Environments of Hilton sumption. If you spray an apple Head Island, S.C. "It's been tree or a vegetable garden, the reported in recent national news deer won't eat your fruits of coverage that the deer situation labot but you won't either. on Hilton Head Island has Always wear gloves when readied epidemic proportions, applying repellents, and don't and I can't agree more." "Beauti- spray when it is windy. Even ful blooming plants and shrubs repellents will leave a are planted one day, and they foul taste it in your mouth if are gone the next they come into contact with When we tried this product, your skin. Don't touch your lips reports began coming into our with your gloves, either. It is office almost immediately of important to note that repellents deer actually taking a few sniffs won't stop deer from rubbing turning up their noses and their antlers on the trees to remove their velvet in the fall, although the odor may be strong enough to prompt the animals to choose another rubbing post. home-own- (ARA) - As small towns grow bigger and new residential developments continue to infringe upon previously unpopulated areas, the incidence of deer and rabbit dam- move further into the country, our new homes start to encroach into the territory of deer and rabbits, not to mention elk, moose, antelope and other grazing animals,' says Amar Grewal, president of ASG Consul- age to homeowners' trees, flowers, and vegetable gardens is sky tants, makers of a rocketing across die country. completely natural product that Commercial tree farms and repels animals from landscape orchards are dealing foliage. "Our goal has been to the problem as well "As people produce an effective and cost non-toxi- c, with non-tox- ic For all types of yard work Grewal adds that because Repellex is effective on evergreens as well as deciduous trees, it will slow or stop the It only takes one test ride to discover the quality construction, reliable performance, and comfortable convenience built into every New Holland LS yard tractor. Choose the one that right for your work: a Model LS 25 - Kohler Command engine, 6 speed gear transmission, 1 1S hp a Modal Kohler Command engine, hydrostatic transmission, 1 5 hp a Model LS 45 Kohler Command engine, hydrostatic transmission,! 7 hp a Modal LS 55 Kohler Command engine hydrostatic transmission,! 9 hp KWHOtUN) single-cylinde- two-cylind- er r, ed damage incurred by porcupines, too. In addition to trees and shrubs, finding an effective animal repellent for flowers can be tough. Sweet flowers in the spring can be a treat for browsing animals, as Cullen Gardens and Miniature Village in Whitby, Ontario, Canada knows. "We 0 thousand tulips produce for our spring festival, and we had a terrible time keeping the deer away from this food source," Garden Designer and Horticulturist Rowland wrote in a letter. "We tried Repellex in a test area and instantly the deer stopped feeding in this area. With this;, we applied it to all of the tulips and had little or no damage. And when 1 say little, I mean we had a 98 percent control on the feeding. Another great thing about this repellent is we only had to 70-8- h HORNER INC. 1520 South Hwy 40 HetserCityUT 84032 (435)654-021- 1 1(800)594-892- 4 ve apply it once. It saved us a lot of time and money in that regard." "Repellex comes in two forms., ji latex based liquid that is mixed with water and sprayed on the plants that are being damaged or that will be eaten when other food sources are gone, and a tablet that is placed below the surface of the soil," Grewal explains. "The tablets are systemic and the product is taken up through the plant's root structure into the tissue of the plant The tablet works well for the gopher and mole problems some rural homeowners have, as well as for deer and rabbits." Repellex is available in the United States from Specialty Garden Supply, Inc. based in Colorado Springs. "We have carried many different products to deter predation from the deer and other grazing animals that can stunt the growth of trees and in many instances kill young trees," says Paul War-neck- e, warehouse manager for Specialty Garden Supply. "Our Repellex customers are amazed at how quickly it works and how effective it is on the trees and flowers. For gopher or other under ground rodents that bother young trees, 1 don't know of another product that will keep the critters away without killing them." d Repellex will last up to four months. One quart provides a gallon of repellent spray when mixed, which will cover about 100 four to five foot trees. The tablets last about the same amount of time, and are used at a ratio of three to one Latex-base- tree. If you would like more information about Repellex, call Spe- cialty Garden Supply at or visit their Web site at www.rmausa.com. Orders can be placed over the phone or the Internet and are shipped within 72 hours. While you may have moved into deer and rabbit territory and probably enjoy see- ing them around, your yard doesn't have to serve as their dinner table any longer. Courtesy of Article Resource Association, www.aracopy.conv infotfaracopyxom poor c |