How To Keep Deer Out Of Garden

It must be at least eight feet tall to keep the deer from jumping over it.

How to keep deer out of garden. There are some ways to keep deer out of your garden ranging from placing physical fences to using natural repellent. You might want to know that adult deer can consume up to 10 pounds each day. Eventually the deer then got smart to the line so we added bells to it. Use invisible deer netting.

A deer or two can ravage an entire garden overnight. Has been making this homemade rather stinky spray that helps keep deer out of her garden for over 15 years. Several types of repellents may keep deer out of your yard. During spring or summer they tend to eat in greater quantities especially for pregnant and nursing female deer.

In a gallon jug she mixes 1 cup of milk 1 egg and 1. In the first few weeks we were able to successfully keep deer out of the garden with this method. Deer are among the most troublesome of garden pests. The least expensive most hands on methods of keeping deer out of the garden involve homemade or store bought deterrents applied either directly or very near to the plants in.

Probably the most common deer fencing type black mesh deer netting fastened to wooden 4x4s or metal t bar garden posts is an effective way to keep deer out of the garden. Also pick your fruits and vegetables immediately when they are ripe. By keeping your garden area clean you are making it less homey for deer. So when the bells stopped working it helped to put up aluminum pie pans on strings that made a different noise.

So if you leave lots of tall grass around they ll think it is there as a great bed for them. Garden hobbyist mary r. But then the deer got smart to those too.