adminDeer are destructive pests which can completely destroy a garden whenever they come visiting. This is true regardless of their number or gender as all it takes is just one deer to completely lay to ruin a beautiful garden of flowers, trees and shrubs. Surprisingly, some folks who have seen their garden annihilated have admitted they kind of enjoyed watching the deer browse through their yard knowing fully well they would damage whatever laid in their way. This article will discuss the various ways of how to deter deer from a garden and provide some helpful solutions.
Of course, there are several ways to keep this ever hungry animal away from your farm. Building a deer-proof fence is one of the most viable option.
Build a Deer Fence –
For this option to be effective, the fence has to stand at a height of 10 to 12 feet, and the wire or wood used as the cross pieces must be not be more than 8 inches apart. Anything more will create an avenue for deer to squeeze themselves through. If possible, have electric wires passed through the fence. For better results, have the fence slanted at an angle of 45 degrees, and an additional height of 4 feet. What you should really keep your eyes on is the depth of the fence not necessarily the height – the deeper the better. However, erecting such kind of fence can be a problem especially if it is beyond your reach financially or laws in the state you live in restricts you from doing so.
Eco-Friendly solutions –
In places like the foothills of the Sierra Mountains, California, residents aren’t allowed to erect fences to keep away deer. If you live in such areas and there are deer everywhere, the best you can do is to look for alternative solutions, some of which may include:
- Using chicken wire or galvanized hardware cloth to wrap tree trunks up. This will only work if the deer problem is minimal.
- Using bar soaps. Yes, bar soaps are excellent deer repellants, and works best when hung with strings on trees and shrubs. Deer dread the scent of bar soap, so it has been said. A better alternative to this would be placing the bar soaps on stakes, and then placing the stakes along the perimeter of your garden, spacing each stake by 10 to 15 feet.
- Use of human hair. It is believed that deer hate the smell of human hair, and would run at its scent. Head over to a barber’s or hairdresser’s shop and ask for cut hair. Get as much as you can, and then place them strategically where deer visit the most. Don’t forget to hang some and scatter some along your garden bed.
- Manure from wild animals make deer scurry at its scent. To use, get the manure and drop them at strategic points on the landscape of your yard.
- Rotten eggs is yet another excellent deer repellant most people often overlook. Even some commercial deer repellent are made of putrescent egg solid, which is basically spoiled eggs. An effective option being the highly rated Nature’s MACE Deer Repellent which utilizes both putrescent egg and bar soaps into its formula. Its offensive smell is strong enough to keep deer away from your garden. This type of repellent can be prepared at home by smashing and adding 5 eggs to 5 quarts of water and then adding the mixture to a sprayer. Spray the mixture and watch deer stay away for good.
Commercial Repellants –
You will find tons of commercial deer repellants out there in the market. They work well though, but there repelling power is strongest within the first few days after their application. Since their repelling power is temporal, you might have to spray frequently. During times of severe food shortage, no commercial repellent will be strong enough to keep deer out. However the properties of the Nature’s MACE Deer Repellent allows the formula to ferment into the soil, lasting up to 3 months! It also includes strong sticking agents to adhere to any plant.
Deer-resistant plants –
It takes a lot of work to safeguard your landscape from deer. You might have to plant deer resistant plants like the ones below:
- Lavender →
- Digitalis
- Allium
- Buddleia
- Pennisetum
- Clethra
- Miscanthus
- Baptisia
- Pennnisetum
- Caryopteris
- Festuca
- Monarda
- Viburnum
- Salvia
- Santolina
- Rugosa roses
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