Deer proofing your garden

[alabama mike]

Try this, my grand dad used to tell me to mix in horse manure to the top soil, and mix it in rather heavy, a deer will not eat where a horse has take a dump. I personally have not tried this, but when my grand dad was alive he swore by it!

[_DX3_]

Excellent Fertilizer too.

[nikster]

Originally Posted by alabama mike

Try this, my grand dad used to tell me to mix in horse manure to the top soil, and mix it in rather heavy, a deer will not eat where a horse has take a dump. I personally have not tried this, but when my grand dad was alive he swore by it!

Never had good luck with horse poop.

Promotes tooo much new weed growth, matter of fact I used to get weeds that I never had before, horse poop does'nt digest like cow poop.

I don't care what I put it my garden there is a rogy'ole doe that comes a visiting & nothing stops her.

Got some old fishing line strung around my plot. Every foot or so in height & around 4' high. Best deterent i've found so far. A suirt of SUPER DUPER hot sauce (357 brand) on each stake also helps. Gotta spray every week but it works. I seen a doe come in after I sprayed & watched her sniff, shake her head & run like the dickens.

Seems to bewilder dem'dere 4 legged rats.

Nik,

Nik,

[Tractor2nv]

After reading all of the replies human hair works best here in Tennessee.It is free from any salon/barber shop but we stuff the hair in nylon stockings(cut each leg seperate and stuff half full). Hang the stockings w/hair knot tied on the ends about waist high around your plot. Works great on deer but not well on "coons"...then drag out the "ol" live trap...until one morning had damage to the sweet corn,chicken back bait was gone but the trap still was set,DID NOT GO OFF! How are they doing this? Set up the game camera near the trap to find out...it was a bobcat! Sticking it's long front leg in the side of the trap and using it's paw to push the bait out of the trap without setting it off! Guess we all need a "Ol Yeller" dog!

[mizzou]

A very expensive 8 foot high fence works the best.

[maplekid]

12 gauge with buck shot if it's not that far of a shot. If not break out the 30-06. There's a place for animals and your vegtables to be together and that's the dinner plate.

[green 4 acres]

my neighbor gets credit for this , they love the darn things and put out corn for em they attacked my fruit trees pulled some out of the ground ,so i put cages surrounding them but still nibbled an could knock over some
he says put irish spring soap bars in a sock and tie it to the tree It worked for me. also heard to get citronela oil, soak cloth strips in and tie to plants ,have also heard to put your sweaty clothes nearby

[TSWolf]

Originally Posted by mizzou

A very expensive 8 foot high fence works the best.

We ended up having to put up a 7 footer, we couldn't keep the deer out with hair, mothballs, or spray from the hardware store

[red211]

There is a product called liquid fence, it is mostly rotten eggs with a touch of garlic. A woman at church swears by it. I didn't have any trouble till I planted tomatoes. The first night dang rats pulled three out of the ground trying to eat them. I used the liquid fence and no more deer. You have to use it three weeks in a row and then reapply once a month. I mix it half of what they say and as long as you keep using it no more deer!!! We have had a lot of rain this summer and they have been back two different times when I slack on applying. I mix a gallon or so in a watering can and now just make a pass around the outside of the garden and fruit trees. The last time they trimmed the cantaloupe that was creeping out, so I did hit that with it on my way around. A guy that lives by the barn I rent for work raises tomatoes to sell, has 300 plants in a small plot. He wanted some pepper spray so I was at Sam's and got a gallon jug of hot sauce for him to try, $7.00 instead of $50 for the liquid fence. If it works, it will save a me also. I have enough fence to mix one more batch and then will have to buy again. If the hot sauce works, much cash will be left in My pocket. Rotten eggs will work, but getting them to rot is a lot tougher than you would think. In the shell it takes forever, opening them makes them dry up, maybe cracking them in a sealed container, like Tupperware, would work. Sulfur smell seems to be it so if you could find some way to get that it might work. I will let you know on the hot sauce.

[Iluvtruks0]

I over heard an old man talking with his buddy just the other week about keeping out those pesky deer. He said he FINALLY figured it out. He said to just place a container of your own urine at the end and sides of the garden. Every other day changing it out with some fresh P, and he hasnt had a single varmint anywhere near his garden. I cannot confirm that this works, but he said it was the best thing he has ever used.