2007-03-09 05:47:37 · 11 answers · asked by LynnS 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
sprinkle them with red pepper.
It should work; and if not, at least they'll enjoy the extra seasoning.
2007-03-09 05:50:44 · answer #1 · answered by wizjp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Great question---it's a fact that deer just LOVE hostas! I've had an ongoing fight with them for 20 years and I think that I've tried every solution that the other answers mentioned---some like the hair are old wives tales that make for great reading but haven't worked for me. The pepper and hot sauces will work, but are gone after a rain. The only solution I've found that works consistently is a product called "Liquid Fence". You can find it at most nurseries and some home and garden stores. It smells like baby barf, but it works! It's a little spendy---about $25 a quart however, you dilute it with water. Even at $25 it's still less than buying new hostas. You apply it with a sprayer or watering can. You need to reapply every 5-6 weeks, but it will keep the deer away for the entire time---even after a rain. Give it a try, I think you'll be pleased,
2007-03-09 10:28:08 · answer #2 · answered by Jim K 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Here is your solution. I use a mixture of water and eggs to keep deer away from my nursery. We grow hostas and azaleas - deer love hostas. I put a gallon of water in a sprayer and mix in one egg. I let it sit a few hours before spraying. It will not harm the plants or deer and believe me, they will stay away. The one drawback is you have to re-apply the mixture after a rain or if you have irrigation. I also spray the ground around my plants. I got this tip from a tree farm. It seems deer love to eat the tops of pine tree seedlings and the eggs keep them away.
2007-03-09 07:58:37 · answer #3 · answered by DR_NC 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have successfully used Blood Meal around my Hosta's and other "deer salad" plants. I just sprinkle it around the area and the deer (and rabbits) avoid that area. Plus it fertilizes also!
2007-03-09 09:55:58 · answer #4 · answered by aunt_tea04 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the only certain thank you to maintain deer out is a fence approximately 10 toes tall. In my community, we've viewed herds of over 20 deer shifting by way of from the river around the line and between the properties to the sector at the back of us. i'm able to work out them in my lower back backyard immediately, if i seek for them. no longer something stops them different than a huge fence.
2016-12-18 18:49:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This might sound a bit weird but my barber told me of a solution. He told me one time that people come into his shop to take some of the cut hair and use it to keep deer away from their yards. They put it in panty hose and hang it in inconspicuous places. The deer can smell the human scent and stay away.
2007-03-09 06:19:38 · answer #6 · answered by Michael C 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Motion sensing sprinklers or fox urine which you can buy on-line, also deer find some plant odors offensive such as Marigolds. A nice border of these on the property may keep them out.
2007-03-09 05:58:30 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yep. Deer think they're yummy. There are sprays that repel deer and rabbits. They won't hurt the plant. you can find them in garden centers with the pesticides.
2007-03-09 05:53:59 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sprinkel human hair around them. Deer hate the smell of humans. You can ask your hair stylist to save hair cuttings for you. Good luck!
2007-03-10 14:20:44 · answer #9 · answered by anjoek5859 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ask home depot or lowes for a solution which repells bugs and snails
2007-03-09 06:08:40 · answer #10 · answered by Ash c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try "Critter Ridder" at either Home Depot or Lowe's.
2007-03-09 05:59:37 · answer #11 · answered by Darryn L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋