I really enjoy gardening and deer are okay to view from a distance; not munching on my hydrangeas or mowing down the hostas. Purchasing commercially made products like Deer Off or Plantskydd can get expensive over a period of time especially when one has to spray every 3 or 4 days or after a rain. Keep in mind too that young deer do not have a sense of smell and odor based detergents will not work on them; so the plant they are munching must taste bad. After reading several forums, I have come up with a concoction that seems to work on both fronts. I start off with 3 eggs blended in a gallon of water. Strain through cheese cloth and set aside in the sun.
To 1 cup of white vinegar, I add 6 tsp of crushed red pepper. Bring to a boil and let this cool down and strain.
Puree ½ cup peeled garlic; strain
1 cup clear ammonia
1 cup Murphy's oil soap
1 tsp dish soap
I blend all the ingredients in a gallon sprayer and spray early evening and after a rain. No, the yard does not smell good and neither do I after applying. The end results are happy, heathy, bad tasting, stinky, deer-resistant plants. What more could a gardener want?
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