How to protect your plants from deer!

Two ways to make your own anti-deer spray easily and cheaply!

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Method One
• - one raw egg
• - one quart jar
• - one spray bottle
• - 2 tsps cayenne pepper
• Method Two
• - bar of Irish Spring Soap
• - spray bottle

1. Method 1 - break egg in jar of water - shake well and cover loosely
   
   Method 2 - make weak solution of soap and water, slimy but not bubbly -
   - put into spray bottle and spray liberally on plants

2. Method One - shake periodically and leave until solution smells vile - add the cayenne pepper and shake to mix

3. Method One - pour into spray bottle and spray liberally on plants

Tips & Warnings

• - remember to respray occasionally and especially after rain
• - remember that desperate deer will eat literally anything - the egg method though strong has, for me at least, proven more successful
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[jujudy]

on 5/12/2009 Sounds interesting. I think the pepper will be a strong deterrent. My sister used this method for bunnies. 5*s

[dcole]

on 3/16/2009 There are definitely deer in my area, so this tip is very helpful. Thank you! 5*

[tachic]

on 3/3/2009 great info!

[wordwhirler]

on 2/16/2009 Can't wait to have this problem again. Summertime, where are you?? Thanks for the advice--we have a large garden and a decent deer population in the area.

[LorilynFarms]

on 1/14/2009 The deer must be desperate now- they just add my plastic tree! (not a joke!) Thanks, great article 5*