Live and Learn- Plantskydd Deer repellent
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Comments (45)That was funny, Iowa_jade, thanks. I checked the Waddle fences link: they look more fortified than the fences erected by Germans during Normandy invasion. Very impressive! Whatever you do, NEVER feed bunnies rancid sunflower seeds. I threw those on our patio. A few days later, there's bunnies' feces everywhere. They diarrhea-ed on the patio. Bunnies clean up their poop by eating them, except for sunflower seeds. I have to put up with the ghastly potty site until they dry up enough to sweep away. Seil will try Irish Spring Soap - I'll try one or two bars only, lest my backyard looks like a bubble bath in the wet spring. The old fashion baby-powder with talc is cheaper than perfume, so I'll sprinkle smelly baby-powder around roses. I'll try more than one methods (raw eggs & garlic, curry powder, hair spray, garlic chives) and will report the results....See MoreUltrasonic or Electronic Deer/Elk Repellents???
Comments (3)Thanks for the tips. cathyw - it sounds like you are in a similar situation as we are. We are going to encircle the entire property with the 7.5' heavy polypropylene fencing, stapling it to the ground as well. Along the street and in front of our property which is about 200' wide is where they come in the most, we are putting in electric wire fencing. The driveway which is about 10' wide will be between the electric fencing, so we're hoping that they can't walk along looking for an opening because they will get shocked on both sides of the opening. I am going to try the scarecrow water motion sprayers on either side of the opening first. I'm not too worried about the cars getting wet as long as it keeps the elk and deer out. If not, then I guess we'll have to break down and put in a gate. This fencing already has a price tag of $10,000 because along with the fencing, we have CC&R's that say we have to landscape to hide the fencing along the street, so we have to put in attractive landscaping and trees to hide the posts. We also have to extend our irrigation system to water the new plantings!!! So, what's another $3,000 for a gate, right???? mgray2- the cattle grate would be a good idea, however, I'm sure the Homeowners' Association wouldn't approve and the driveway is already in, and from what I've seen, it has to be inlaid level with the driveway. Also, the pricetag on those are over $3,000 so, I'd rather put in an electric gate for that price. Thanks!...See MoreHome-made deer repellant
Comments (8)I had the same experience with an anti-rabbit spray that included oil - it dissolved the bloom on my blue hostas in hideous spots & splotches and that's how these leaves stayed all summer. I hated it. Of course, this didn't hurt the plants, just destroyed their beauty for the season. I was upset that the recipe didn't include a warning about leaf discolouration, after all what's a garden if not for aesthetic enjoyment?! If I ever spray plants again, I'll be sure to avoid any with th bloom (including gold ones with bloom like Zounds, and green ones like Black Hills), but stick only to the shiny leaved ones. That sort of selectiveness makes the exercise almost not worth the trouble for me. An alternative is to coat a quantity of coarse sand with the "spray" recipe, and throw that on the ground around the plants. That's the basis for a preparation called "critter ridder" - the peppery smell repels animals from coming in. People say it works very well, so I may try that yet. Digs....See MoreDo homemade deer repellents work?
Comments (10)I don’t have a deer problem yet but if I did I would install wooden stakes about 2 feet high (higher than the rose bushes) around one of the flower beds, paint them white and attach a 1/2 inch diameter pvc pipe to each stake. The pipe being just 6 inches long would just clear the top of the stake by an inch. Into that pipe I would insert a bare strong piece of wire (#9 gauge) that I would bend into an L shape. The short part of the L being about 8 inches long, the long part being 3 - 4 feet long. To the end of the 8 inch piece I would solder an insulated (#14 black insulated twisted) wire that ran back to the garage where it would be attached to an Electric Fence unit. To keep the wire out of sight I would peg it to the ground about every 3 feet. After while the grass would completely hide the wire. The Electric Fence unit would be plugged into a timer that turned the system after everyone had gone to bed and off before they got up…. From the first stake I would run wires to the next stake, etc, etc — also painted white. Thus, when the folks are sleeping you touch any of those wires and you get shocked. Since it is not firmly attached to the stake it can swing around out of the way should the deer hit them on their way out. After the deer learn to stay away from the white stakes all I would have to do is drive white stakes around the other flower beds…. Every few months the ‘shocking stakes’ would get moved so the deer don’t learn which one don’t shock. Would it work…. maybe, maybe not, can’t hurt to try….....See Moredavid52 Zone 6
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