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Mary-Anne
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The Estate
head gardener
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 Posted - 18/08/2008 : 13:10:59
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I have given up with them, the damage they cause is only minor on a few climbers, poor things need a nice feed from Thee's house 
My basic weeding rule: if they grow in rows they're flowers;
if they don't they're weeds.
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Gail
garden sage
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Posted - 18/08/2008 : 13:17:57
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Some good ideas there Mary-Anne. Apparently, if something works for one area may not work for another so it is worth trying different methods in different areas until you find one that works for you. The links I put on in another post earlier said quassia and camphor seem to work except quassia may not work if they are very hungry but if they were that hungry probably not much would stop them anyway and still worthwhile trying on shrubs and trees you don't want eaten. That is a good idea about growing their food trees down the back corner  It is often easier to work with the animals rather than trying to stop them totally.
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to use it in a fruit salad.
A ounce of common sense is worth more than a ton of intelligence.
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Mary-Anne
garden sage
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Posted - 18/08/2008 : 13:28:40
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I agree Gail about planting what they like and yes its better to work with them. I would be putting B&B around the veggie beds seems they don't like that either, and it will feed the garden at the same time.
As long as you don't have dogs that is..
Friends are the flowers in the garden of life
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Gail
garden sage
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Posted - 18/08/2008 : 13:42:55
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I think my dogs would do more damage than the possums. I have trouble with them now when I spread the plant food I use - it has B&B in it as well as a lot of other nice smelly stuff like that. Doesn't work with bandicoots though  I might think about trying camphor or similar but would have to be very careful that any kids or dogs don't touch it, though I doubt the dogs would and my kids are big enough not to touch when told but visiting kids aren't always. I wonder if vapour-rub would work, it should as it will keep dogs away...
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to use it in a fruit salad.
A ounce of common sense is worth more than a ton of intelligence.
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Mary-Anne
garden sage
Australia
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Posted - 18/08/2008 : 13:51:22
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Oh yes one of our dogs got into a bag of Dynamic Lifter once and was as sick as a dog.
Sorry ...
Friends are the flowers in the garden of life
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The Estate
head gardener
Australia
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Posted - 18/08/2008 : 14:09:51
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My little Miss Bella loves both DL and B & B, have to lock her up when I fert.  and found out the hard way , snail bait
My basic weeding rule: if they grow in rows they're flowers;
if they don't they're weeds.
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Mary-Anne
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Posted - 18/08/2008 : 14:19:03
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That's sad Cheryl one reason why I never used it in my Melbourne garden, gumboots in the rain is the best way terrible mess on the paths the next day though.
Never seen a snail here in Qld, this years I seen the first slugs and nearly ate one
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