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Advice on Deer Repellents (Video)

Jul 23rd, 2008 | By barbra | Category: Smart Ideas

Deer repellents are basically anything that deer don’t like to smell or taste. One of the best tips in this short video on deer repellents is that deer get used to any repellent - so change your products from time to time. Also, deer repellents wear off so you need to reapply, especially after [...]



Deer Proof Your Garden: 4 Foot Double Fence

Jun 19th, 2008 | By barbra | Category: Smart Ideas

Homegrown Gardens has a good tip on how to keep deer out of the garden without having to build a 7-foot tall fence:
Since deer can’t both broad jump and high jump in the same leap, double fencing is a brilliant way to help keep deer out of the garden, Margaret has been a proponent [...]



Deer Resistant Plants

Jun 10th, 2008 | By barbra | Category: Smart Ideas

To find out what is deer proof in your neighbourhood, look at your neighbours’ landscapes. Are there any particular plants that the deer tend to leave alone? Another important issue is where do the deer travel? Look around for deer pathways, and try to avoid planting any “borderline” plants directly on their route. Deer [...]



5 Ways to Deer Proof Your Garden

Jun 9th, 2008 | By barbra | Category: Featured Article, Smart Ideas

To discourage deer from eating your garden, you have have five basic options.

Fence the deer out.
Plant things out of reach of the deer.

Scare the deer away.
Make your garden unpleasant for deer.
Choose plants that deer don’t like.