Deer often come into our yard and munch on some of the garden plants.
What can we do to prevent this? A neighbor said that human urine
diluted and sprinkled near the plants the deer like to eat would work.
Is it true? Are there any alternative repellants? Thanks for any
advice/suggestions.

tenplay wrote:

Deer often come into our yard and munch on some of the garden plants.
What can we do to prevent this? A neighbor said that human urine
diluted and sprinkled near the plants the deer like to eat would work.
Is it true? Are there any alternative repellants? Thanks for any
advice/suggestions.

There is a motion detecting water sprinkler that might work.

Carl


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On Mon, 04 Sep 2006 22:34:09 -0700, tenplay wrote:

Deer often come into our yard and munch on some of the garden plants.
What can we do to prevent this? A neighbor said that human urine
diluted and sprinkled near the plants the deer like to eat would work.
Is it true? Are there any alternative repellants? Thanks for any
advice/suggestions.


Dog, electric fence, blood meal. Once deer have tasted your plants
they will be back for more!

I've heard that human male urine "applied" at about waist-height works
very well but has to be replenished after each heavy rain. It also has
to be urine from men who have not had vasectomies. How about a beer
party at your house?

Carl 1 Lucky Texan wrote:
tenplay wrote:

Deer often come into our yard and munch on some of the garden plants.
What can we do to prevent this? A neighbor said that human urine
diluted and sprinkled near the plants the deer like to eat would work.
Is it true? Are there any alternative repellants? Thanks for any
advice/suggestions.

There is a motion detecting water sprinkler that might work.

Carl


Sprinkler may work but only physical barriers, electic fences or loose
dogs will deter deer. They get used to odors like human urine and
substances must be reapplied after rain. Netting around critical
plants works for me. They could easily trample it down but do not.
Neighbor was sold some expensive fox urine guaranteed to work. It did
not. I told her she was gyped as I've used fox urine as odor mask
while deer hunting.

Frank

"tenplay" wrote in message
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Deer often come into our yard and munch on some of the garden plants. What
can we do to prevent this? A neighbor said that human urine diluted and
sprinkled near the plants the deer like to eat would work. Is it true?
Are there any alternative repellants? Thanks for any advice/suggestions.

Are you trying to protect vegetables, ornamentals, or both?

make that a really big dog. a (probably mom) deer tried to make toe jam outta my
Papillon. Ingrid

"Frank" wrote:
Sprinkler may work but only physical barriers, electic fences or loose
dogs will deter deer


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JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"tenplay" wrote in message
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Deer often come into our yard and munch on some of the garden plants. What
can we do to prevent this? A neighbor said that human urine diluted and
sprinkled near the plants the deer like to eat would work. Is it true?
Are there any alternative repellants? Thanks for any advice/suggestions.

Are you trying to protect vegetables, ornamentals, or both?



I'm trying to protect annuals and perennials, not vegetables.
Appreciate all the helpful responses.

"tenplay" wrote in message
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JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"tenplay" wrote in message
. ..
Deer often come into our yard and munch on some of the garden plants.
What can we do to prevent this? A neighbor said that human urine
diluted and sprinkled near the plants the deer like to eat would work.
Is it true? Are there any alternative repellants? Thanks for any
advice/suggestions.

Are you trying to protect vegetables, ornamentals, or both?

I'm trying to protect annuals and perennials, not vegetables. Appreciate
all the helpful responses.

OK. If vegetables were the issue, caging is the solution for some. For
ornamentals, you might be able to protect some of them using chicken wire
barriers, which, with enough foliage around, can be inconspicuous from
normal viewing distances. I'm not talking about surrounding an entire garden
with it. Rather, you can use small pieces to protect plants that seem to be
on the menu most often. For instance, the deer were munching the unopened
buds from my daylillies. So, I put a green stake in the ground next to each
plant, and attached a hoop of chicken wire surrounding the flower stalks. I
cut some of the chicken wire to lots of pointy things were sticking out. No
more damage. Same with the gerbera daisies.

If your state is like NY, it is legal (with certain requirements) to kill
destructive animals. IIRC, they must be destroying a food garden, or
ornamentals grown as part of your livelihood. Obviously, you can't be
shooting deer in typical neighborhoods, but if you're out in the sticks,
this may be an option. Plant some favorite deer snacks among your flowers,
and now it's a food garden. There are a few other minor requirements, but
nothing insurmountable.

wrote:
make that a really big dog. a (probably mom) deer tried to make toe jam outta my
Papillon. Ingrid

American deer do not like French dogs

Seriously, once I saw a big buck being chased by a beagle.

Frank

On Tue, 05 Sep 2006 08:08:08 -0700, tenplay wrote:

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"tenplay" wrote in message
. ..
Deer often come into our yard and munch on some of the garden plants. What
can we do to prevent this? A neighbor said that human urine diluted and
sprinkled near the plants the deer like to eat would work. Is it true?
Are there any alternative repellants? Thanks for any advice/suggestions.

Are you trying to protect vegetables, ornamentals, or both?



I'm trying to protect annuals and perennials, not vegetables.
Appreciate all the helpful responses.

Seek out one of the thousands of deer proof or resistant plants deer
will not eat. Deer prefer forbs, so putting ornamental grasses to
good use, etc.

There is a small patch of English ivy that gets eaten to the ground by
deer every winter. I now use the cucumber trellis from the vegetable
garden to place on top of the ivy in the winter and that works. Deer
are particular about stepping on fences. Also Home Depot has deer
netting that you can use to protect individual plants.

My mother swears by this stuff

http://www.deervik.com/

"tenplay" wrote in message
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Deer often come into our yard and munch on some of the garden plants. What
can we do to prevent this? A neighbor said that human urine diluted and
sprinkled near the plants the deer like to eat would work. Is it true?
Are there any alternative repellants? Thanks for any advice/suggestions.

wrote:
make that a really big dog. a (probably mom) deer tried to make toe jam outta my
Papillon. Ingrid

Baaahahahahahahahahahaha!

Ingrid,

I had to laugh. We have a Papillon too and I agree I can't imagine her
scaring off a deer. Our "ten pounds of terror" has a tough enough time
trying to scare squirrels out of my bird feeders, and even the cats in
our neighborhood just give her the eye and won't run off.

Patrick


"Frank" wrote:
Sprinkler may work but only physical barriers, electic fences or loose
dogs will deter deer


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tenplay wrote:
Deer often come into our yard and munch on some of the garden plants.
What can we do to prevent this? A neighbor said that human urine
diluted and sprinkled near the plants the deer like to eat would work.
Is it true? Are there any alternative repellants? Thanks for any
advice/suggestions.

Felis concolor works well although the neighbors may complain a bit.

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[Knoxville, TN, USA]
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