Natural Deer Controls by Invisible Gardener

We live in the country so we have lots of deer.  They are just eating our roses to nothing... I can not continue to buy the expensive spray.  Is there something I can make up at home that I can spray.  Someone told me to use an beat up raw egg with water and spray on the plants, other have suggested garlic mixed with water..

Any advice??

Thank you

Jennifer

There are many things you can do to keep deer away, here are a few

First off you do not need to spray the roses only the area around them.

Garlic spray,   you can either buy garlic barrier which is a garlic concentrate or you can make your own garlic spray.... get 10 garlic gloves, place into a large cooking pot of water. Crush the garlic into a small pieces. Bring the water to boil, turn off the heat and allow to sit over night, then next morning pour thru a strainer. You can then either dilute this mix at 1 cup per gallon or just use it straight in your sprayer. Start by spraying around the edge of your property, then spray about 20 feet away, then spray about 6 feet away. Spray in a circle around the plants so deer has to cross to get to them. You will have to spray once or twice a week maybe even daily depending on the deer traffic you have. If you don't mind roses smelling like garlic, you can plant garlic at their base. I did this once and they will smell of garlic! 

Blood meal will keep them away. Just do not place under plants, place along fence along the outside. Will last about a week.  Sprinkle a small amount around the edges of your property or add to water and spray. 1/2 cup per gallon.

Caffeine will keep them away. Spray around the plants as well as the bottom half and not the flowers. Spraying them with either garlic or caffeine will change their scent so be careful using. Spray the caffeine along the edge of the property. To make the coffee scent last longer, get fresh roasted coffee beans and sprinkle along fence. You can also place around the roses but not too close because then you won't be able to smell anything but the coffee. Use Cold Brew Coffee.

A raw egg will stink when it decomposes sooooo you can place a raw egg into a panty hose, unbroken and then hang it up near the edge of the property and as well as near by the roses. Too close and you wont be able to smell the roses.

There are many different types of natural soaps that you can use that have a strong odor. I personally like Dr Bronners Soaps. Try the lavender but do not spray the roses but only the area around them about 6 feet away. Then you can switch to the peppermint, then the almond, then the tea tree oil. The idea is to change it so they don't get used to it. You can spray the leaves but be careful when ever spraying soap on hot days, it will burn, so I prefer to spray around them. use 1/2 oz per gallon water.

 I have lots more so if these do not work, let me know and we can see what else will work. What works for one situation may not work for a different situation even tho it's the same animal.

any questions email me at andy@invisiblegardener.com

andy lopez Invisible Gardener