Home
List of Articles
Organic
Secrets
Gardeners, Discover The Easy Way To Save Money and Eat Healthy For
Life With Organic Secrets.
Home
Vegetable Gardening
A complete and practical guide to the planting and care of
vegetables, fruits and berries.
Your Garden
Be The Envy Of Your Friends And Neighbours, Save Time, Effort &
Money When You Discover How To Create The Ultimate Garden.
|
 |
How to Control Deer in Your Garden
REQUIREMENTS FOR REPRINT: You have permission to publish
this article free of charge in your e-zine, newsletter,
ebook, print publication or on your website ONLY if it
remains unchanged and you include the copyright and author
information (Resource Box) at the end. You may not use
this article in any unsolicited commercial email (spam).
You may retrieve this article by:
Autoresponder: deercontrol@getresponse.com
Website:
http://www.apluswriting.net/articles/deercontrol.txt
Words: 307
Copyright: 2005 Marilyn Pokorney
Please leave the resource box intact with an active link,
and send a courtesy copy of the publication in which the
article appears to: marilynp@nctc.net
----------------------------------------------
Deer are the most difficult of all pests to deter from a
garden. They love many different plants. Flowers,
vegetables, trees and shrubs are all on their menu.
The best way to keep deer out of a garden is by using a
fence that is at least 6 feet high. If it's a small garden
that may be feasible but for large gardens or yards, the
cost is prohibitive, or possibly not practical.
So the only other choice is deterrents.
Deer don't like the smell of raw eggs, fish products, kelp,
or ammonia. Any spray made from these products can be used.
Just mix the product of choice in water and spray the plants
to be protected.
Deer don't like the smell of soap either. Some gardeners
have especially found success with Dial and Zest brands.
Blood meal scattered around the garden is another good
deterrent.
Since deer don't like capsaicin, the ingredient that makes
peppers hot, a spray made from chili peppers deters deers.
Hang fragrant fabric-softener strips, and small nylon bags
filled with human hair on trees around the garden.
Some gardeners have found success by laying chicken wire on
the ground about
six feet wide around the perimeter of the garden. The deer
don't like to walk on it because their hooves get stuck in
the loops of the wire.
Try planting time-released garlic capsules at the bases of
trees or shrubs or in the rows of plants to be protected.
There is a wide variety of plants that deer won't eat. A
list of what they like and don't like can be obtained from
your local county cooperative extension office.
For even more deterrents visit:
http://www.apluswriting.net/garden/yardiacdeercontrol.htm
About the Author
Author: Marilyn Pokorney
Freelance writer of science, nature, animals and the
environment.
Also loves crafts, gardening, and reading.
Website: http://www.apluswriting.net
Written by: Marilyn Pokorney
|
|
Recent Articles
Garden Supplies are the Gardener's Paint and Brush
So you have finally decided to have your own garden. That is a very good decision. Having a garden is one of the joys in life that everyone on planet earth can practically accomplish. Seeing your plants grow, as you care for them, can be both...
Gardening is Good Therapy
Many of us garden just for the sheer joy of it. But did you know that all over the country the healing aspects of gardening are being used as therapy or as an adjunct to therapy?
Although this might sound like a new concept, garden therapy has...
Lighting your Water Feature
Lighting your Water Feature
Since we spend many hours outdoors in summer it makes sense to use lighting in your garden. In the contemporary garden the use of lighting has become increasingly important where, when applied correctly, it has the...
American Gardener
The American Gardener provides over 150 pages of helpful gardening
how to information, and tips that will help you grow plants with
ease without them dying like they did on me!
Homeowners Guide To Landscaping
You can discover the joy and beauty of having a wonderfully
landscaped yard with the help of Homeowners Guide To Landscaping.
|