Wildlife-Free Yards And How To Make Yours One

By Tad Distin

You have enough trouble with a home garden; the last thing you need is a deer munching on your flowers or vegetables. But what is the best way to enforce your boundaries without hurting the animal? Many people think fences would be enough, but a fence that reaches chest height on an average sized person is still low enough for a deer to easily jump. Therefore fences and ‘guards’ do nothing unless you build them 14′ high. You can use a deer repellent, preferably a taste based deer repellent like Deer Guard.

As with most other animals, deer are very sensitive to smell. They are a comparatively docile form of wildlife and run away at the first sign of a predator. The urine of a predator is the best way to mark your territory–but there is something about walking around with a spray can of urine in your hand and spraying it around your garden. How about the edible stuff?

But how are you supposed to go about finding wolf urine? Should you use your dog’s urine? You don’t have to. Special sprays are made now as impostor predator urine. If the deer smells something that indicates danger, they will not venture forward. This can be found in any gardening aisle.

They also hate high pitched noises. Blowing a dog whistle is enough to drive them crazy, or you can invest in an automatic whistle that will sound every time a deer comes around. The latter option is best, since that way you won’t have to run to the window every time you imagine a noise in the back yard.

Some claim chopped garlic has a strong enough scent to make deer turn back. Others swear by chopped up hot peppers. If you hang bars of Dove soap above your plants, that is also rumored to work. Other uses are moth balls, ammonia, vinegar, and cloves. Try things out until you find one that really works!

You should also try “deeroscaping, ” where you plant certain things that deer find disgusting in the middle of your regular plants. The smell of these alone may keep deer from your property without the desire to investigate further. Deer dislike mums, certain grasses, sage, and spearmint. The list is dozens of plants long; look it up! Do your research!

The important thing to remember, though, is that in winter, deer will eat almost anything. In the summer, any one of these tricks will work, but in the winter you may have to employ as many of them as you can when the deer are starving.

Are you having trouble with deer? Then deer repellent is the best way to go. Online, you can find a large variety deer repellent recipes that will get rid of those animals.

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