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Sorry to hear about the pansy attack. :o(

Janette very kindly sent me a gift of some pansies. I received them today, and I've planted them in pots at the top of 18" terracotta "chimneys" in the hope that will be a safe place and keep slugs and other predators away.

Is this the first time you've had a pansy attack such as this?
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O no They looked so Lovely 2 Poaannua :( Do u think it might even of been BIrds? :/

I have heard that by putting hair (discarded from your hairbrush I assume) around your flowerbeds, that deer don't like the smell of it because it smells like people. I live in the city, so I have not tried this. But it will naturally bio-degrade in your garden over time as well.

Gardengem ~
That's an interesting idea. I've heard that human hair or dog/cat hair can also deter slugs and snails because they don't like gliding over it.

Oh,dear. We could see a lot of bald gardeners, from having heads shaven to save their pansies, ! Lol :o)

I think I might try that with Blodyn's hair. It is so thick and when I brush her I get lots.
Sorry to hear of your pansies Poaannua. Are you going to try some more ?

How disheartening, Ooaannua. If you do try again I hope the deer have moved on. I've heard of that human hair tip as well - worth a try.

My goodness - I bet you were fed up! Did you know that deer were around?

We've all learned something new - Deer like pansies.

If you save dog/cat hair for springtime, birds also like to use hair when making nests. But you probably already knew that. ! :o)

Yes, I put Henry's hair on shrubs and it soon goes.

sorry about your pansies, i've also heard if you put hair down it stops them, i also put it out for the birds in spring.

Thanks for the comments . I will try the hair , but doubt if I have enough left to make an impression
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TT, I have heard that crushed eggshells deter snails and slugs, that they don't like to crawl over them. Also I have read that they don't like copper. These may be just folk tales, but at least eggshells wouldn't do your plants any harm. We put them in our compost heap as they are a source of calcium.

Hmmm. Eggshells - no problem for my intrepid snails! I haven't tried copper rings, I admit - I might do next year if the darned things cause me as much trouble as this year!

I put eggshells into the compost - but they don't rot down. I try to remember to crush them before adding them - but don't always manage to.