How can I keep deer from eating my flowers ?
Tuesday, September 8th, 2009 at
11:53 pm
Geof asked:
Does anyone have any ideas for keeping the Deer and Rabbits
from eating the tops off all my flowers? I have bought the big white bottle of
rabbit repellent at Lowe’s and they didn’t work. I can’t use a fence because the area
is spread out. Is there a good site that has a lot of repellent information, I am willing to try again.
Does anyone have any ideas for keeping the Deer and Rabbits
from eating the tops off all my flowers? I have bought the big white bottle of
rabbit repellent at Lowe’s and they didn’t work. I can’t use a fence because the area
is spread out. Is there a good site that has a lot of repellent information, I am willing to try again.
Tagged with: Flowers • Lowe S • Rabbit Repellent
Filed under: Deer Resistant Plants Q & A • Deer in Garden Q & A • Deer in Landscape Q & A
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Here’s a cheap trick you can try. Hanging human hair, like out of your hairbrush on your plants or in the area. I have also heard you could use soap (barsoap) shavings, or maybe some mothballs.
Anything is worth a try and its cheap. Good luck
You know what I have heard works pretty well? Hang bars of smelly soap. I know quite a few instances where it worked to deter the deer. I am not sure if they used a specific brand, but whatever they used it was a very strong odor (not fruity but a soapy odor). I think Irish Spring and Dial are the main ones people use. You can also use a potato peeler to peel slivers and spread them around
As far as deer go, you really need to plant things they don’t like. It can vary from herd to hard though, they like about everything. I learned real quickly what worked and what didn’t and being selective with what you plant, does help. I have alot of deer in my yard and they don’t touch my garden. Another idea is the tall deer fencing (it’s mesh) and almost invisible. Place it around your garden. I had it around my tomatoes last summer and not once did anything get eaten.
For plants deer do not like normally, google “deer resistant plants” or “homemade deer repellent”. Same goes for rabbits.