One of the biggest problems that rural gardeners face is the intrusion of woodland creatures, particularly deer, getting into the garden and effectively destroying it. Along with eating the plants, deer are not known for their care when stepping through the rows and end up trampling many of the plants into oblivion. Many gardeners will choose to use a homemade deer repellent recipe to help eliminate this issue.
The rest of the set will be found to have the same basic purpose but utilize slightly different ingredients. The majority of the necessary ingredients for creating one of these recipes are normally already found in the home. A good portion of these recipes requires the use of eggs as a mainstay and the lack of these can be eliminated by a quick trip to the store.
By adding eggs into the mix, when any of these home remedies are sprayed or sprinkled on the plants, the mixture will adhere to the leaves without damaging the plants in any way. The majority of the recipes available, show that by using eggs, even a light rain will not affect the adhering qualities of the mixture. There is also an added benefit when creating certain recipes in leaving the shells in the mix as dear are not overly fond of their sharp edges and after one or two bites on an egg shell, will tend to shy away.
Deer will react to both odor and taste in a repellent and it is the opinion of many, the stronger the better. In this respect, many people will add, as a portion of the recipe, either Tabasco sauce, cayenne pepper or other noxious spices to the mix. Of the majority of home recipes for this type of deterrent, it is inevitable that garlic is used in the mix, adding a pungent odor.
For those not interested in wasting food products in order to help repel the deer, household soaps have been found to be a great source of repellent ingredients. Dish soap and water can be used to create a mixture that can be sprayed directly on the plant and help prevent in the deer from taking much more than one bite out of a vegetable or flower. Bars of deodorant soap have been proven, when hung around the area, to keep the deer well away from trees and shrubs thereby prolonging their life.
These combinations of ingredients are applied to the plants by using some type of spray equipment. This can come in the form of a recycled spray bottle from glass cleaner or other household product. For those with a large garden with too many plants to spray by hand, a pump type sprayer, the same type used for spraying insecticides and weed killer, is recommended.
The pump sprayer also cuts down on issues of tiredness or the cramping of a hand while covering a large area. When using the mixture that requires that the eggshells be left in, this may be applied by simply sprinkling it out of the bucket or pail. Both of these methods can be quite effective in ensuring that all of the plants get the proper coverage that they need.
A deer repellent mixture will only work if it has the rigth ingredients in it. All of these methods are eco-freindly and will not harm the deer or the plants in any way. The deer many give you a dirty look, but that is only because you ruined what was once considered an all you can eat buffet.
There are many home-made recipes to repel deer. Please visit our site at www.thebestdeerrepellent.com to check some out… You might like the rotten egg recipe or the Texas Pete… People have created some very unusual recipes to keep the deer away from their plants. Some work and some… I don’t know… try and see..
