Deer repellents
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Deer as pests and deer repellents
Comments (0)If deer do not browse pawpaws (which is what I have read but can't attest to personally) and given that pawpaw leaves do have that distinctive smell (which makes the claim more believable) you wonder if an extract from pawpaw leaves or bark could be used as an effective deer repellent if sprayed on other plants. Or, better yet, a cheaper synthesized version....See MoreBars of soap used as deer repellent????
Comments (22)Carmen, i bought some of that last fall and hung it up around the perimeter of my back yard in stocking pouches. All winter, i only seen two deer pass thru my backyard once. I have seen them in the perimeter, and severe signs in my front yard. After seeing them the one time, I figured it was too good to be true.I put the cayenne pepper on my tulips early and got to see them bloom for the first time in years.now, after thinking about it when I read your post, i am not sure if their staying away from my plants in the back is in part from milorganite or just the cayenne. I do know last yr, the hot mix was the ONLY thing I used with success. tammy...See MoreHas anyone tried 'Deer Fortress' deer repellent?
Comments (5)I first used Deer Fortress this spring and love it - it really works! I've used other products, including Liquid Fence, but reapplying was a hassle. I haven't had to reapply Deer Fortress and it's been almost three months. I have the Deer Fortress stakes/containers in both my flower and vegetable gardens, and both have been deer-free all spring and summer. I've recommended Deer Fortress to my neighbors (we live in a urban area that is densely populated with deer), and they have had similiar success with this product....See MoreDeer repellant
Comments (5)I have copied and pasted what I posted in the Hosta forum. I am using the gadget you are asking about and many,many other things. If you are gardening and have deer and other wildlife it is going to be a lot of heart broken lost and lots of work to grow anything. Good Luck. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Everyone told me you have to train them not to come to your yard for food. Once they do not like what you have they do not come as often. My property was vacant for a few years and there is a orchard so they knew food was here and they were free to roam. Start spraying early....as soon as anything peaks out of the ground. Spray every week. It really is not expensive if you make your own mixture. I purchased... Wolf urine that I put in a spray bottle and Spray that occasionally on grocery store plastic bags and hung them on the fence where I see they may have been by the poop evidence. I put some of the Sweeney's Deer Repellent gadgets. They are covered containers that you put on a stem. That is suppose to trigger flight response to the deer. I suspect it is a wolf urine concoction. Home Depot purchase. Homemade spray. Onion, Garlic, hot sauce, wolf urine, egg, mixture. (if you want my recipe I will post) I am on 4 acres and this mixture does not cost more than $10 for a season. Biondi Deer off work for my deer. I tried every one on the market. Every area deer are different. I do think you have to try them all to see which one your deer do not like. Nite Guard system. Home Depot. It is a flashing red solar light to fool the deer that they think danger. Of course near that area I spray the wolf urine. So it is a site and smell fix I am using. Move them around every month. They know a wolf would not stand in the same spot blinking for days. I have herds of deer not an occasional walk through deer problem. When I see deer it is 10 or more. I have had as many as 20-50 deer in the front yard at one time. I have also sprinkle Millorganite 3 times a year. Finally, there path I have picked up pallets from the grocery store for free. They have trouble walking on these because their feet go through the slat space and fall down. I have watched them limp away after falling down when they step out of the woods heading for a meal in my yard. As you can see I have done everything short of a gun. So far for 5 yrs of growing seasons only one hosta has been eaten I have 100s. So I am not sure if that was deer, rabbit, groundhog, etc. since it was only one hosta....See Morehairmetal4ever
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