Deer Repellant.
September 13th, 2007
Filed in Garden Pests and Diseases
Tags: animals, pests, repellents
Try these organic methods for repelling deer.
For minor deer-damage problems ,buy soap bars in bulk and hang them from strings in the trees. Or nail each bar to a 4″ stake and drive the stakes at 15′ intervals along the perimeter of the area.
Some gardeners report that human hair is an effective repellent. Ask your hairdresser to save hair for you to collect each week. Put a handful of hair in a net or mesh bag and hang bags 3′ above ground and 3′ apart.
Some farmers repel deer by spraying trees or crops with an egg mixture.
Mix 5 eggs with 5 quarts of water for enough solution to treat 1/4 of an acre. Spray plants thoroughly.
You may need to re-spray after rain.
Commercial repellents are available at garden centers, but be sure to ask if a product contains only organic ingredients.
You can experiment at home by mixing blood meal, bonemeal, animal manure, hot sauce, or garlic oil with water.
Saturate rags or string with the mixtures, and place them around areas that need protection.
However, under the stress of a scarce food supply, deer will learn to tolerate these repellents and will even use them as guides to choice food sources.
I find when I think of deer, I always think of “Bambi” and who could deny her, food!
meet you on the garden path.
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