How to protect your plants from deer!
Two ways to make your own anti-deer spray easily and cheaply! Does this Spark an idea?
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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
Instructions
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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 -
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Method One - shake periodically and leave until solution smells vile - add the cayenne pepper and shake to mix
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Method One - pour into spray bottle and spray liberally on plants
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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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dcole
Mar 16, 2009
There are definitely deer in my area, so this tip is very helpful. Thank you! 5* -
wordwhirler
Feb 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.
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LorilynFarms
Jan 14, 2009
The deer must be desperate now- they just add my plastic tree! (not a joke!) Thanks, great article 5*
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btriex
Dec 11, 2008
Im forwarding this to my folks. They have deer problems. Thank you! 5*
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Doodlebugs
Jul 18, 2008
I just tried that and the deer are leaving my plants alone. Great advice Billips!
