Keeping Your Plants From Being Deer Snacks
Protecting your garden from unwanted snackers is a full-time job. Animals are quiet and can strike at any time. Deer look innocent, but they can wreck havoc on a garden in minutes. So how do you keep them away without doing anything to harm them? How do you find a a way that to keep the deer away? It is not easy. They can jump fences at very tall heights and can be fearless when they are very hungry. You must therefore play their own instincts against them and learn what things they have an natural aversion to.
As with most other animals, deer are very sensitive to smell. They are a comparatively docile form of wildlife and run away at the first sign of a predator. The urine of a predator is the best way to mark your territory–but there is something about walking around with a spray can of urine in your hand and spraying it around your garden. How about the edible stuff?
However, if you don’t happen to have any wolf urine readily available, you can find a realistic imitation. Many gardening companies make chemical sprays designed to keep away certain animals by smelling like the urine of their most dangerous predators.
They also hate high pitched noises. Blowing a dog whistle is enough to drive them crazy, or you can invest in an automatic whistle that will sound every time a deer comes around. The latter option is best, since that way you won’t have to run to the window every time you imagine a noise in the back yard.
Some claim chopped garlic has a strong enough scent to make deer turn back. Others swear by chopped up hot peppers. If you hang bars of Dove soap above your plants, that is also rumored to work. Other uses are moth balls, ammonia, vinegar, and cloves. Try things out until you find one that really works!
One other way to go is to plant plants that deer find distasteful; if you surround your valuable plants with these, the deer may not even get close enough to your garden to find the palatable plants. This technique is called ‘deeroscaping, ‘ meaning your yard has been fashioned to deter deer by the usage of plants. These plants include any ornamental grasses, sage, verbena, spearmint, or mums. There are plenty more.
In winter, though, almost any plant is fair game. When deer are starving, they seldom care about gross smells or irritating noises. They can compete with goats for eating anything that may sustain them a few days longer. You may have to be extra diligent in the winter and guard your yard with several of these repellents.
Are you having trouble with deer? Then deer repellent is the best way to go. On the Internet, you can find a large variety deer repellent recipes that will help get rid of those critters.
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