Wednesday, February 3, 2010

How do I keep Deer out of my vegetable garden?

Hi Folks,





We recently moved to a property that is populated with lots of deer. We are planning on a nice big garden this year. Next to putting a 6 foot fence with angled barb wire at the top like a prison, what is the best way to keep the deer out of our cherished garden this year?





I look forward to some great answers, thank you!How do I keep Deer out of my vegetable garden?
deer are creatures of habit and can be trained/encouraged to travel around your garden rather than through it.


there are several basic concepts to keep in mind when dealing with deer: breeding season, does with fawns, available food sources, temperature and weather.


I garden in the same area as a very large resident deer population and have pretty good luck controlling what they disturb.





Barriers----protect individual plants with bird netting, or stakes. Twigs can be protected by wire wrapped loosly around the last few inches of the stem. During winter I lay pine branches over perennial crowns to block them from eating them. Large plants that block their view discourage deer from entering an area to eat.


Scent deer are very sensitive to smells:


coyote urine near the garden will make them wary because coyotes are their predator.


moth balls placed near a plant will discourage a deer from grazing on it (3 per 2ft diameter crown)


blood meal sprinkled near target plants will make the deer think there has been a kill in the area and the deer won't linger there.


human hair has a bad scent and texture to them sprinkle clippings over the plant you don't want them to eat


fabric softener sheets fastened to plants smell foul to the deer and they won't eat them.


egg mixed with a gallon of water sprayed on plants will leave a distasteful residue deer will avoid


Deer off is a product you can spray on plants with the same effect.


Ground red pepper sprinkled on plants will stop them from eating.


clippings of fresh herbs have a repellant effect.


I rotate through the list of scent controlls, using a different one each week and it keeps the deer skiddish in most of the garden areas i care for.





deer don't like to eat certain plants:


anything in the mint family, anything with fuzzy or hairy leaves, anything with a strong herbal scent, lavender, oregano, thyme monarda, coleus, salvia, russian sage, profusion zinnia, homestead verbena, artimesia, to name a few


there are lots of lists of plants that are deer resistant but that doesn't always mean they won't try the taste so protect new plants will barriers to keep deer from pulling them out of the ground.





bamboo stakes poking up randomly in an area will inhibit deer grazing also.How do I keep Deer out of my vegetable garden?
Grow vegetables they do not eat, electrify the wire, place predator dung around the perimeter, learn to share, spray with deer repellant, use a guard dog.
Electric fence
sorry people ,but HUMAN URINE is the answer.
harvest them, deer meat is healthy..watch uncle ted's hunting show and he'll show you how(ted nugent) you're probably against that, but it works.
buy a gun. shoot the deer. eat the deer with your veggies. you'll never have to go to the grocery store again.
I prefer the .270 WSM 130 TSX. If you are looking for a quick fix it can't be beat. --Use extreme caution and don't over-spread, could cause a loss of neighbors if living too close to someone, and that will lead to some serious trouble.
My wife had a deer problem in our garden. She's really into ';all-natural'; and safe products, so she found a website that sells a deer repellent like that. It worked really well, and she uses it all the time now. You can go to http://www.ultradeerrepel.com





Good luck!
if deer are like baboons then put a fence around it and also cover the ground with tabasco sauce!!!
land mines. if that dont stop them they deserve to get it
Other deer urine.


You can have it treated with this, and I assume you can wash it off. It's the only way we keep deer off the flowering bushes.
Ive heard yu can take human hair out of yur hairbrush and lay it around where yu have tha problem. Good Luck
Fencing (without the wire) is the only sure fire way to keep them out. There are deer resistant plants and various deterrents on the market but none of them will work if the deer are hungry. I would invest in the fence it will save you money and heartache in the longrun.

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