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sandy0225 · 04-03-2009, 08:48 AM

my friend Brad down in Brown county has a lot of problems with deer eating his basjoo. Have you tried dusting them with straight baking powder? usually if you keep it on there for a while when the deer taste it they start thinking that this isn't such a good thing to eat. But they will nibble a little first trying it out. Once they reject it, it will take them a while to come back to it, and maybe it would be bigger by then.
I know calves love banana leaves. Every time I'd trim them, they would come up to the fence and beg until I gave them some.

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sandy0225 Northern Tropics sandy0225's Photo Gallery Location: Muncie, Indiana zone 5 Find me on the map! Zone: zone 5 Name: Sandy Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,718 BananaBucks : 362,758 Feedback: 31 / 97% Said "Thanks" 38 Times Was Thanked 1,801 Times in 682 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 9 Times	Re: Will deer eat banana leaves? my friend Brad down in Brown county has a lot of problems with deer eating his basjoo. Have you tried dusting them with straight baking powder? usually if you keep it on there for a while when the deer taste it they start thinking that this isn't such a good thing to eat. But they will nibble a little first trying it out. Once they reject it, it will take them a while to come back to it, and maybe it would be bigger by then. I know calves love banana leaves. Every time I'd trim them, they would come up to the fence and beg until I gave them some. __________________ Sandy Burrell Northern Tropics Greenhouse 1501 East Fuson Road Muncie, IN 47302 www.northerntropics.com specializing in bananas, heirloom tomatoes and water gardening plants~ check out our new online store at our website!