How to Make Deer Repellant
The best offense is a good defense. This statement holds true for keeping deer out of your garden. Here is recipe for a homemade deer repellant that is tried and true. If used on a regular basis, it will prevent deer from eating favorite garden plants. Does this Spark an idea?
Things You'll Need
- Cooking Oil
- Eggs
- Milk
- liquid soap
- hot chili oil (optional)
- small spray bottle
- blender
Instructions
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Combine in a blender; one whole egg, one cup of milk (skim or regular), a few tablespoons of cooking oil and one tablespoon of liquid soap with one quart of water. Add one teaspoon of hot chili oil if you have it on hand.
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Set the blender on low to mix all the ingredients together.
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Pour the mixture into a small spray bottle.
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Spray the homemade deer repellent onto susceptible garden plants every five to seven days.
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Tips & Warnings
Keep leftover repellant in the refrigerator for later use.
The oil is necessary to help the mixture cling to the leaves. In horticultural terms, this is called a â??surfactant'.
Rain or irrigation water will wash the repellant from the foliage. Reapply as often as necessary to prevent deer from browsing.
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Just sprayed with this natural deer repellent. Hope it works! Deer have nibbled the flower buds off many of my hosta plants.
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I just mentioned that to Lynn. You would think the scent of the dog would keep them away. They love the hosta plants! Last year I bought spray from Agway and the yard smelled like garlic.
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go to a barber ask for bag of human hair sprinkle around aplle farms use this it works
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Made this tonight. Hope it works. Love the deer but also want to save my plants.
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llmcdaniel
Jan 21, 2010
Some of the scent repellent work, but most wash off quickly and must be reapplied often. Sound and motion work for a time, but deer, especially in an urban setting with noises around, become accustomed to it (sound, not water). I liked the 6/30/2006 recipe posted using oranges and other ingredients, but the one item that I found that works well is an electric "stick". It was developed by a veterinarian and runs for a summer on 2 small batteries. Metal loops on top give the deer a shock, something they never get used to. A deer-attracting scent is provided with the sticks, along with cotton, to place on the top holder on the stick to attract the deer, so they DO get shocked and repelled quickly. This worked well for me, and I have used it effectively for two summers. Those with small children may not want to use the 3-foot tall "sticks" that are placed into the ground near the va...
