"kayk" wrote in message
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Can anyone tell me how to keep the deer out of my garden?

Hello Kayk

We live 7 minutes away from downtown Portland, Oregon and we have problems
with deer as well.

When we first moved here they found my antique roses delightful and I
couldn't keep a Hosta in the ground for love or money.
One early morning they ate every single pear in the Asian pear tree and we
counted over 6 dozens the week before. We are going to install an electric
fence but the HOA will have to convene to approve it. Until then we have
kept them at bay with a simple recipe: take 3 eggs, and leave them in a warm
place for about 4 days. They need to be a bit "ripe" to work, so the older
the better.

In a blender mix 2 heads of garlic ( as in whole heads) 1 small bottle of
Tabasco and the eggs. Add about 3 cups of water
and blend well. Strain into a container (you must strained it or it will
clog your sprayer) and add enough water to make
1/2 gallon of the solution. In the very early morning go out and spray what
you don't want them to eat with the mixture.
Spray the trunk of the trees too, that is how we save our Asian pear tree.
There is something about the combination of smells and taste that keeps them
away. (!)

As for humans, the smell disappears in a couple of hours. That worked quite
well during the dry months in the summer or
if the weather was dry for a couple of days so it wouldn't wash off the
leaves and the trunks. Last Spring we sprayed
once and once again during the summer and they never came near the garden,
but with over 150 roses now we need to take
a different approach. Good luck, this really works and it is inexpensive as
well.

Allegra
Zone 7-8