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by jerry_br
Aug 08, 2007 9:38 pm
Forum: Hosta Forum
Topic: Dang Deer
Replies: 9
Views: 1160

Sorry to hear about your story. I have been there too. I lost about 120 plants in a week. I had been using repellants with sucess for about a year and a half, before they no longer cared. After doing some research on the net I found that repellants will work ~50% of time for a limited time.... A fen...
by jerry_br
Aug 01, 2007 8:28 am
Forum: Hosta Hybridizing and Seed Growing Forum
Topic: question for hybridizers
Replies: 7
Views: 3456

Speaking of using sugar water from scratch; I was wondering is there any special tricks to doing crossing this way? I tried this method this year and I am getting VERY low sucess rates on my crosses. I have the stalks in a cool room (~70 degrees) under some lights, but I am not having much luck at a...
by jerry_br
Jul 25, 2007 9:41 am
Forum: Hosta Forum
Topic: Pick a streaker for me!
Replies: 33
Views: 9205

Is Foxfire Bamm Bamm really a streaker? The only picture I have seen of it make it look as if it was already settled to a center varigated plant.

Can someone post a picture of theirs that is showing the streaking?

Jerry
by jerry_br
Jul 12, 2007 8:38 am
Forum: Hosta Forum
Topic: @#$%@# Deer
Replies: 11
Views: 1010

Thanks everyone for the kind words.

It is just so frustrating to see all your hard work go down the drain in a couple of days.....

I am sure they will come back soon, just smaller. And so much for using all the streakers for PP :(

Jerry
by jerry_br
Jul 10, 2007 10:54 am
Forum: Hosta Forum
Topic: @#$%@# Deer
Replies: 11
Views: 1010

@#$%@# Deer

I saw another thread about deer damage and did not want to thread jack, but I just have to post my story. While out of town this weekend I lost all or most of ~100 plants to the large rodents. I have been able to keep them at bay for the most part the last couple of years by using repellants. This i...