Seeing the magnificent deer or fallow deer in nature is splendid, but the same animals can threaten your garden, especially if it is in the mountains and isolated from inhabited centers, eating plants and ruining the compositions. Deer are very unpredictable, and finding out what keeps them out of the backyard can be difficult. This article explains how to achieve the desired effect by natural means, i.e. by choosing suitable plants and repellents without fear of harming plants, animals or people.
Steps
Method 1 of 2: Garden Organization
Step 1. Limit the use of plants that deer consider palatable
The animal is attracted to any plant with high protein content, such as spinach or beans, as well as to tender rose buds and berries.
Plant the species most attractive to the deer near your home to discourage the deer from usually getting too close to your home
Step 2. Plant species with marked odors, such as garlic, lavender, mint, or onions
These odors can help cover up the odors emitted by plants that deer are attracted to.
Step 3. Remove the most palatable plants from direct view
Tall hedges or trees with dense foliage can be helpful in preventing the deer from seeing what is growing in the garden.
Step 4. Create a barrier
A two and a half meter high enclosure poses a difficult obstacle for the deer to pass.
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Consider installing an electrified fence for livestock, which shoots away any animal that leans against it (including children) with a perceptible but not dangerous discharge.
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Place fishing line around the plants you want to protect, as an alternative to building a fence around the entire perimeter.
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Method 2 of 2: Natural Repellents
Step 1. Purchase deer repellent, which you can find for sale in gardening or hardware stores in areas prone to this problem
- Look for a repellent that creates an odor barrier. Often these are powders, crystals or sprays with ammonium compounds.
- Try a repellent that works on taste. These products are based on capsaicin, which is the spicy principle, and are not harmful to plants, even if they can annoy people by contact or ingestion.
Step 2. Place some fabric softener or soap in various containers around the garden
The smell of the cleaners should keep any curious deer away. Some alternatively use pepper spray or bags filled with hair with the same effect.
Step 3. Invest in an automatic watering system with motion sensors
As the deer approaches, the sprinklers are activated, pushing the animal away.
Step 4. Install motion sensor operated lights
Most deer intrusions happen during the night, with the favor of darkness. A strong light source that suddenly comes on should be enough to make even the most reckless animal escape.
Step 5. Install noise-creating objects, such as wind chimes, loudspeakers that play music, or other sources of noise, which are unpleasant for the deer to leave quickly
Step 6. Get a dog
Man's best friend is a natural repellent for deer, due to the fact that it barks and its own smell.
