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> Good morning!
> I referred the Plantskydd information on to my Mother in law. She ordere
d it
> and applied it. Unfortunately, her results are mixed. Her plants leaves t
urned
> brown and curled up. She called them and they recommended watering at the
base
> of the plants. She did and the leaves unfurled, but the plants are brown.
I
> will see the plants this weekend when we visit her.
>
> I am looking for feedback from anyone who has used the product. She is
> confident she got the right =B3mix=B2. Also, if anyone could compare DeerAway
.
> Thank you! Have a happy 4th everyone.
>
> Barbara Clarity
> Hennepin County
>
>
> John Loegering's comments on
> "Plantskydd"
> Loegering, John wrote:
> Message
>> Mary,
>> I looked at their web site and did a literature search (both scientific
>> literature, and a web-search).
>>
>> Only one wildlife study has evaluated a variety of deer repellents (and
it
>> was on mule deer, not white-tailed deer we have in Minnesota but I don't
>> believe that to be relevant). Plantskydd and Deer Away Big Game Repellen
t
>> were most effective. The properties noted below are accurate -- applica
tions
>> are effective for 6 months in the winter, 12-15 weeks in the summer
>> (effectiveness was great through 13 weeks then started to slightly decli
ne,
>> but still had better repellent properties than most formulations).
>> Wagner, K. K. and Dale L. Nolte. 2001. Comparison of active ingredients
and
>> delivery systems in deer repellents. Wildlife Society Bulletin 29:322-3
30.
>>
>>
>> The web offers plenty of advertising that all appears to be based on the
>> companies web site. Everyone seems to like it. I could find no 'dirt.'
>>
>> I don't know how expensive it is to use ($20 for 1 lb of soluble powder
or a
>> pre-mixed quart) but it seems to be in the ball park.
>>
>> Thus, it seems to be the real deal. I'll add this info to my presentati
on
>> for next year. Anything else?
>> John
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Mary H. Meyer [mailto:meyer023@umn.edu]
>>> Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 3:47 PM
>>> To: Loegering, John
>>> Subject: Re: [Mastgar] Deer/Rabbit repellant
>>>
>>> John, what do you think of this product? thanks, Mary
>>>
>>> Mary Nelson wrote:
>>> Been reading the mail on deer repellant and wanted to let interested
>>> parties know about another option which is a product newly available to
>>> consumers this year for deer and rabbit repellant. "Plantskydd" was
>>> developed for the forest industry in Sweden and has been field tested o
n
>>> millions of conifers and deciduous trees. Developed in 1991.
>>> This product is 100% natural, listed as organic, and has substaniation
>>> in field trials for 3 years. It is proven to work on ornamentals as
>>> well. The best thing: one application is good for 3-4 months in summer
,
>>> and 6 months over winter under severe snow and rainfall.
>>> We trialed it here two months ago on rabbit damage, which stopped
>>> immediately and it has lasted from initial application.
>>> Check it out if interested at www.plantskydd.com <http://www.plantskydd
.com>
>>> .
>>>
>>> Mary Nelson
>>> Otter Tail MG
>>>
>>>
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