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07-03-2015 08:32 PM
Below is a copy of a recent post I made on the rose forum on Houzz:
I had four rose bushes that had buds ready to open in a day or two, and I checked them this afternoon and the buds are all eaten. The deer even ate new shoots on the newly planted Brecks roses. We used to feed them- but they have outworn their welcome here.
We have been spraying for a few years now. They even eat tomato plants. But the commercial deer deterrent spray is so expensive. My husband usually buys it, but we are at the end of a bottle, so I mixed up a solution that I used a few years ago:
3 eggs
couple of good spoonfuls of cayenne pepper
couple of good spoonfuls of garlic powder
1/2 cup of milk
Blend in blender for a few minutes and then put in milk jug and fill with water.
Let sit a few days to get stinky-you may have to strain this in a fine mesh strainer-Spray your plants with a pump sprayer.
Second recipe I mixed up and am trying today:
From the internet- a lady on Vancouver Island uses this and swears by it ( u tube)
1 egg yolk
1T baking powder
1 liter water
Mix well and put in pump sprayer and spray every 2 weeks. She said a lady who works at a local nursery gave it to her. The lady was from England and it was used at the famous Kew Gardens in England.
I hope this stops them in their tracks. I am not growing roses for the deer to eat!
Update on my post: both recipes work. It's the egg in the mixture that they do not want to eat.
07-04-2015 11:44 AM - edited 07-04-2015 12:05 PM
Try this!It's the Contech "ScareCrow"Motion Activated Sprinkler. Around $43 on Amazon and worth every penny! Deer show up to munch and get squirted with a water blast. You have to move it around every few days but it keeps all pests (4 AND 2 legs) at bay. This WORKS!
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