When deer venture into a yard and find some plants to munch, they are likely to return. In some cases, this area will become the local hangout for the four-footed animals. Some people purchase a deer fence or commercial sprays to deter the creatures. The most industrious gardeners may choose to address the deer problem [...] Read more »
Making Homemade Deer Repellent For Fruit Trees
Deer like to nibble on fruit trees almost as much as humans love to nibble on the fruit they bear. If the yard contains fruit trees and deer are local to the area, these trees will quickly become a snack for hungry deer. One way to keep deer out of the yard is to install [...] Read more »
Homemade Deer Repellent Comes In Many Forms
To keep deer away from the yard, homeowners can purchase products or make their own. Many commercial products contain the same ingredients used in homemade concoctions. It is much more cost-effective for someone to make homemade deer repellent than purchase products from stores year after year. When people make the repellent themselves, they know exactly [...] Read more »
Some Deer Repellent Recipes For Use This Spring
Start gathering your deer repellent supplies because the deer will soon be here. Deer resistant plants do a good job of keeping the creatures from nibbling on other plants and flowers. Sometimes, additional defense mechanisms such as homemade deer repellent are needed. The most popular deer repellent recipes are easy to follow and require only [...] Read more »
Spicing Up Natural Deer Repellent Recipes
There are many great chemical based deer repellent on the market that both work well and are environmentally friendly. Many gardeners, however, still feel the need to move along the all natural approach when it comes to keeping deer and other animals from turning their plants into dinner. The recipes for the natural deer repellents [...] Read more »
Which Is The Best Homemade Deer Repellent?
Image via Wikipedia The majority of people out there who have issues with deer have tried just about every remedy on the market. Quite a few of them, after spending more money than they wanted to, revert to trying some of their own concoctions. For the most part, these have some pretty standard ingredients and [...] Read more »
Texas Pete and Eggs – Home-made Recipe
photo credit: sky#walker Here is another recipe from www.forthgo.com When we had a landscaper over to consult on, among other things, installing some deer fencing so we could plant some more perennials, he suggested a much cheaper solution. He gave us his homemade deer repellent recipe, and it’s been working fine for two months now. [...] Read more »
Swedish Deer Repellent
photo credit: akeg I came across this little gem of a recipe as I was surfing the net. It is from www.humseeds.com. Ed Hume is a gardening guy with a blog. I have not tried this, yet. It was recommended by another Garden Writer. Hope it works! Swedish Skewers — Deer-Repellent Cubes: Mix 2.5 lbs [...] Read more »
Recipe: Rotten Eggs…
photo credit: AlishaV From the book Taylor’s Master Guide to Landscaping Here is a recipe for a popular home made deer repellent: Mix three rotten eggs or a quart of sour milk in a gallon of water. Ad a teaspoon of garlic powder and a teaspoon of finely ground chili pepper. Spray or sprinkle (with [...] Read more »
Recipe: Water, soap, garlic and peppers…
photo credit: tsuacctnt Here is one that you might like. From the recipezaar I’ve been using this for years on my fruit trees, and it hasn’t failed me in this deer-infested area of Western Pennsylvania. As an added bonus, the garlic helps repel insect pests. If deer is eating your plants and trees, give our [...] Read more »