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Did I just kill my bean plants with Liquid Fence?
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alisande Zone 4b (
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Fri, Jun 13, 08 at 19:32
| For those not familiar with Liquid Fence, it's a foul-smelling deer and rabbit repellent made with eggs and garlic, among other things. The spray bottle says it will not harm plants. I've used it before on sunflower seedlings and established roses and other flowers, and never had a problem. But this evening, after observing what I assume is some rabbit damage on my bean plants, I sprayed them. The plants are young, only a few inches tall. About an hour later I looked at them, and they look like they're wilting. This is not good! Did I screw up? |
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RE: Did I just kill my bean plants with Liquid Fence?
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| I'm not sure if this would kill your plants, but everything I have read said to put it around the veggie plants, not directly on them. Maybe watering them to wash off the leaves will help. |
RE: Did I just kill my bean plants with Liquid Fence?
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| I did pour water over them, but the last time I saw them tonight they looked dreadful. I just emailed the manufacturer. Sure hope I didn't kill them.......they looked so healthy! |
RE: Did I just kill my bean plants with Liquid Fence?
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| I've sprayed Liquid Fence directly on my plants, including some newly sprouted squash seedlings. I've never noticed that it did any harm. |
RE: Did I just kill my bean plants with Liquid Fence?
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| Thanks, Lilacs, that's encouraging. I sprayed my squash seedlings, too, and they look fine. Maybe it's a bean thing. I'm just hoping they'll recover. What's not encouraging is that my email to the manufacturer was returned as undeliverable. |
RE: Did I just kill my bean plants with Liquid Fence?
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| Hay Alisa, I use Liquid Fence a lot and have never seen any damage to Vegetables including strawberries, squash, Green beans, Brassicas, and carrots. Do you remember to shake the bottle every time you use it? Maybe you got some extra concentrated stuff from the bottom... |
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| Hey, Bill, I do shake the bottle each time, but it was nearly empty when I used it today so I guess that could be a factor. Do you spray directly on the vegetables? The beans under discussion are Kentucky Wonder pole beans and two varieties of bush beans. I'll report on their condition in the morning. |
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| Very happy to report that the beans look vastly better this morning. Not perfect (yet), but greatly improved. I won't do that again in a hurry . . . |
RE: Did I just kill my bean plants with Liquid Fence?
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| I used this product on my sunflower garden, which says harmless to plants and animals right on the front of the bottle, and a week later, 90% of my 8" or so sunflower plants were dead! So disappointing! |
RE: Did I just kill my bean plants with Liquid Fence?
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| If using ON vegetables as opposed to the perimeter, I adjust the dilution to at least half. I'm only on month 2... but so far, it is working. |
RE: Did I just kill my bean plants with Liquid Fence?
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| I havent used on vegetables but I spray it on flowers and sprouts all the time with no ill effects. |
RE: Did I just kill my bean plants with Liquid Fence?
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Is it possible you have moles? They dig tunnels under the soil and it can cause the roots of the beans to be exposed to air, and they die. You can gently press your foot close to the bottom of your plants, and can feel if there's too much give (meaning there's tunnels).
Not too late to plant more beans. |
RE: Did I just kill my bean plants with Liquid Fence?
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| I don't know if there's a product for rabbits, but look at Shake Away. It's in pellet form, and is made from the urine of predators. We've used it successfully to repel Raccoons, and they make one for Deer. We purchase it at a local Feed store, but it can be found on Amazon and other places. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Shake Away
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