Is there anything I can put on my flowers to keep the deer from eating them?

Question

I do not want something that is going to hurt the deer in any way. I just want something that will discourage them from eating my flowers - perhaps something they do not like the smell of.

Answer 1

Wrap bars of soap in a mesh or cheesecloth, & hang it on stakes around your plants. If you put on bushes uncovered, this could attract rodents who will can chew on the soap & the bark (if soap drips on it). The rain and humidity keeps the soap fragrant. Use one about every ten feet or near special plants. The tallow(animal fatty acids) smell repells deer, but if it smells like coconut...it may attract them.

You can also use human hair around your plants to repell them.Hanging human hair in bags of nylon or cheesecloth is a repellent suggested by: http://www.uvm.edu/pss/ppp/articles/deerdeter.html
It needs to be replaced every 2 weeks.

Some deer-repellent concoctions include mint oils often combined with pepper and garlic, cloves and cinnamon, or citrus.

Mix one tablespoon of liquid dish detergent with one ounce of hot sauce in one litre of water and spray directly on plants which deer have been nibbling.

Mix one whole egg with a quarter cup of water and mix well. Pour the mixture into a pump bottle and spray it on your plants. This deterrent will withstand light rains because the egg sticks to the leaves. It's used to turn off the deers. Hopefully it won't turn off your neighbors.
http://eartheasy.com/grow_nat_pest_cntrl.htm

Interplant deer-repelling plants throughout the garden: Perennial herbs such as artemisia, tansy, and yarrow and culinary herbs such as mint, thyme, tarragon, oregano, dill, and chives .

Good luck! Hope this helps.

Answer 2

Try putting a hot sauce or tabasco sauce on the plant. You will not harm the plant or deer

Answer 3

There is a number of ways but none of them work. If you find a way you can pat. and make a fortune. Some work for a short time only.
DWB

Answer 4

Yes put deep red mulch around your flowers.

Answer 5

Make a concoction/spray with hot chili peppers and spray on plants!