Stop deer from eating flowers in a garden by planting poisonous plants or building a deer-proof fence. Learn home remedies for keeping deer out of a garden, such as spraying the perimeter with an egg and water mixture or stuffing panty hose with human hair, in this free video on gardening from the owner of a landscaping company.
Expert: Bill Elzey
Contact: www.showplacelawns.com
Bio: Bill Elzey is the owner and manager of Showplace Lawns in Austin, Texas.
Filmmaker: Todd Green
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We tried the human hair around our garden and it did NOT work. We tied up small white plastic bags around the garden and it worked great
try using soap it works flawess so far, i fought irish spring to work the best.
Brought holly plants home from my mom's in North Carolina to here in NJ – the deer ate it. I've done the hair thing, the soap thing, had my dog pee along perimeter of the garden – none of it worked. Only six foot high netting has worked (although a buck jumped it once).
Deer are grazers – putting a feeder in a corner of the yard won't keep them from hitting other (unprotected) areas of the yard.
If u build a fence, put a smaller 3' fence in front of it about 5' away. The deer can't jump over both fences, or have enuff space to jump the main fence,works great around my garden.
Hate to tell ya this but the deer become aware of all this stuff and laugh at you.