Re: Blood meal is a good deterrant for deer and rabbits

[Guest guest]

That reminds me...if you can get your dh to pee around them, that will deter the deer also. (You can do it yourself, but it's much easier for a man.<G>)

Sharyn

From: health [mailto:health ] On Behalf Of Jan Jenson

I've found, over the course of 40+ years of organic gardening,

that blood meal and/or hair from the place you get your hair cut

is a good deterrent for deer and rabbits.

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[Guest guest]

,

Blood

meal is made from dried slaughterhouse waste. yum. I certainly would not use it in my garden. I would be afraid of mad cow disease or

something. But I do believe it is good

as a deer deterrent, and is high in nitrogen. If used too much it can burn your plants

because of high levels of ammonia.

Carol

Posted by: " jl " jl@... jxl123

Let

me first begin by saying I do not know much about using bloodmeal

as a deterrent or fertilizer, or even bloodmeal in genereal.

Should

I be concerned as to the source of the bloodmeal??

Where

does bloodmeal come from?

Prions

from infected cows have been shown to be able to survive in soil for years.

http://pubs.acs.org/cen/news/84/i09/8409prions.html

Cheers