Branches breaking

writtin

writtin

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My buds are getting too heavy, along with deer putting their heads in the plant and knocking all of the branches off. What would you guys suggest to take care of this kind of problem? The deer are not eating the buds, but they will eat a fan leaf or 2 on the edge plants.

plants are about 6' diameter and 6-15' tall
 
indcolts77

indcolts77

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5' bamboo stakes and garden ties...thats what i used...hope you can see em in the pics.. theyre green and beige poles...
 
writtin

writtin

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Do you use 1 pr plant? If the plant is taller than 5' how to you hold the top branches. Also my plants are not potted, they are in the ground. and the branches are around 4 or 5 feet long on the shorter ones, to maybe 7 or 8 at the longest?
 
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imchucky666

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Get some 8' 'furring strips' they are usually just over a buck each.
Human hair, or blood meal in some cloth bags on stakes around your perimeter should deter the deer temporarily.
 
writtin

writtin

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Everybody has been saying human hair, and I need a haircut so that will be what I do. Will pet hair work? Like my dogs hair? also I had a friend from the area tell me to urinate in intervals about 5 feet from the edge of the woods(on trees) around my perimeter. I have only heard that for mountain lions which do not bother my plants, but might help keep the deer away.
 
indcolts77

indcolts77

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writtin said:
Do you use 1 pr plant? If the plant is taller than 5' how to you hold the top branches. Also my plants are not potted, they are in the ground. and the branches are around 4 or 5 feet long on the shorter ones, to maybe 7 or 8 at the longest?
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I used 4 per plant...they have bigger ones but you dont want it to go all the way to the top, itll smash ur main colas! I push em onto the ground until the top is right under the bottom of where the terminal bud forms
 
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imchucky666

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writtin said:
Everybody has been saying human hair, and I need a haircut so that will be what I do. Will pet hair work? Like my dogs hair? also I had a friend from the area tell me to urinate in intervals about 5 feet from the edge of the woods(on trees) around my perimeter. I have only heard that for mountain lions which do not bother my plants, but might help keep the deer away.
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Yea, I've heard the urine thing too, but never tried it. I know the hair or blood meal thing, because my grandfather used to have the little burlap bags to put blood meal in, hanging on stakes around the garden.
 
writtin

writtin

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Okay I think we are going to have to try that last one, OR make something similar out of fishing line Thank you 5150
 
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