cant keep deer away from wifes garden.Nor can I express myself in short manor! Any ideas besides unsightly elec fence for keeping deer away???? Was thinkin along lines of motion detector controlling some noise device but don't want a radio playing aloud at 3am any ideas with some sort of relay fed from detector where just a short loud sound would spook em. the lights just make it easier to pick what they want????? any feedback! ty

"The Mother Earth News" recommends horse manure. The author of the article experimented and found that deer did not intrude on plants surrounded by horse manure and would eat the non-treated plants.

If you have any riding or boarding stables near you, some are happy to allow you to take it away for free!

Good luck!

There are a number of remedies for deterring deer from feasting on your garden, from hanging soap in trees, and scattering dog hair between the plants etc.etc. One that I found was the use of coyote urine. Go to predatorpee.com and see what they have to say about using urine for different problems.

I sprinkle Gain laundry detergent along the fence in my back yard. My neighbor urinates along his fence line. (though I am not sure if he is doing it to keep the deer out of the yard)


Just a crazy thought that went through my head about coyote urine....

I wonder how they get coyotes to urinate in that little cup.

yarrow, foxglove, artemisia, astilbe, thyme, iris, oriental poppy, daffodil, lamb's ear, shasta daisy, bleeding heart, dead nettle, and gloriosa daisy

as plants that will deter deer.

My father-in-law got lion scat. I am not sure where he got (he may have contacted the local zoo) it but he did. It worked for him, and his 5,000 tomato plants.