How do you keep deer from eating you out of yard & garden?
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Urine, may sound gross but it works on hosta. forget commercial stuff..
I've had the same problem. Currently I am using a product called Deer Out that I bought in concentrate form on Amazon. Isn't cheap but it mixes up with water about 9 to 1. Smells minty and you only need to reapply to protect new growth. For the first time I am going to have peppers in my garden. Deer haven't touched them and they would normally keep 'em trimmed back. Once you get the deer trained that there is nothing good to eat in your yard you will be able to, in my experience, cut back on the spray. Be sure to let us know the result if you try it.
I'm a big fan of Deer Out. Smells great too.
Have you tried fishing line? Put posts around your garden/flower bed and string fishing line from them like a fence. You can make the posts decorative and you can't see the fishing line. A deer will walk into it and not go passed it. Deer will not jump what it can't see. Just make sure it's out far enough that the deer can't reach right over.
Many people swear by soap. Yep, soap. This link will give you lots of ideas. Hope that helps.
https://www.google.com/search?q=using+soap+to+repel+deer&rlz=1C1BLWB_enUS700US700&oq=using+soap+to+deter+deer&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0l5.6645j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
Tried that, too. Tried different brands/scents...didn't help. Thank you though for the suggestion & for your reply.
Lay out chicken wire, they hate to step on it. You can also spray paint it to make it blend in.
At a garden supply store, get yourself some powdered Blood Meal. Fill old pieces of nylon knee highs and use twist ties to make little pouches. You may want to use Popsicle sticks to anchor them near your foliage. The Blood Meal smells like DEATH and they will avoid it.