How about a Scarecrow? (not Wizard of Oz, but a motion-activated thing):
http://www.smarthomeusa.com/Shop/home-garden/Item/20-CRO-1013/
I first heard about these from people on rec.ponds, I think, when they
were
trying to keep herons from eating expensive Koi.
Anne
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>> > I have heard that this can keep the critters away. My questions are
>> > what critters and wouldn't you have to replace it daily?
>> > Thanks in advance for any shared information or experiences.
>>
>> The active ingredient in all hot peppers on the browseable bits of
>> the plants should be a deterrent to all mammals that like eating your
>> vegetable plants.
>> rates for re-application depend on the form it's in and the weather.
>> If it's a spray that leaves an oily or waxy residue, it might survive
>> a few rains. If it's a powder, it might depart after a good breeze.
>>
>> Warning, dear love eating habenero and cayenne pepper plants as long as
>> they have something to eat other than the fruit.
>> --
>> Chris Dukes
>> "Let all the babies be born. Then let us drown those we do not like."
>> -- G. K. Chesterton.
>
> Okay then,
> We have an irrigation system that comes on twice a day (we water from
> a private lake so we still can) so it seems that pepper is
> impractical. Any other ideas? Deer and rabbits seem to be our worst
> enemies. We have put up motion flood lights and have a garden full of
> pin wheels.
> Thanks, Mary Jo
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