How to Keep Nibblers From Your Garden!
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If your plants have started to peek above the surface, it's time to protect them from would-be grazers.
Tell Bambi the salad bar is closed with a sprinkling of some strong smelling soap!
Tell Bambi the salad bar is closed with a sprinkling of some strong smelling soap!
We've been using using Irish Spring as a deterrent the for past few years with great success.
We have a lot of yard, a lot of deer, and a few nice neighbors to share with, so I usually purchase three big packs and make extra.
Take out your food processor and using the shredder attachment....
...shred some 'Spring.
The strong scent wards off critters and has protected our plants. Refresh with a new sprinkling every two to three weeks or after a heavy rain.
One 12-pack loosely fills my processor bowl three times.
(FYI: You might want to break out the vinegar to aid in cleaning up your food processor. No one wants soapy tasting cranberry-orange relish at Thanksgiving!)
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A great, easy tip for deer.
I've tried many ways, including the Irish Spring, which worked great. I didn't shave it however. I cut the soap in 8 pieces and placed them in a piece of old nylon and hung it on a tree, doing this around the perimeter of the property.
BUT, my newest and easiest idea is to buy the cheapest, smelliest cologne and spray it on trees around the perimeter. Deers (and other critters) hate the smell (as they do the soap). After a huge rain, I repeat the process.
Hope this helps someone.
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Diluted milk-1part milk+3parts water-sprayed on plants keeps deer away. Repeat after a rain shower.
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What about squirrels?
Doesn't the soap eventually dissolve and build up in the soil? I know a little detergent in a spray bottle can discourage insects, but wouldn't that much soap eventually get into the soil and kill the plants?
Does it work with your own dog? I have a 1+ yr old dog that has dug up my whole backyard. Where I used to have a nice lush lawn I have nothing but dirt n rocks. He toppled my potted plants, ceramic pots broken, my plastic pots chewed up n destroyed. Any suggestions besides get rid of the dog 😁