Ding, ding. Round 22. So, today the Minion picked up more deer repellent. Not before arguing that we’ve spent thousands of dollars on deer repellent, and plants that they’ve eaten anyway. The argument went something like, “What should I get? I don’t want to keep throwing money away on what doesn’t work!”
Response: Nothing works all the time. The best advice I can round up is that deer become acclimated to pretty much anything over time, so products or tricks must be combined or varied. The last product was Plantskydd Deer Repellent. It looks and smells like blood. I find it completely repulsive, and my horses shied away from the water tank after I applied Plantskydd to a barrel of recently chewed daylilies too near the water. Wear gloves to apply it. It seemed to work for a couple of weeks before it wore off. I only know the effectiveness wanes when I see new deer damage. Then I run to re-apply it. Two major problems are that the spray applicator sticks, making it hard to pump, AND WORSE, my dogs really love it. They are instantly attracted to the smell, licking it, rolling in it……….Yikes.
Today, I sprayed Sweeney’s Deer and Rabbit Repellent. It also smells disgusting, but more like garlic than blood. I’ll keep you posted…
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