For questions about how to keep deer from eating plants, vegetables in gardens and backyards or how to prevent deer from entering certain areas in a landscape.
Questions tagged [deer]
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Trees & soap used to deter deer
If I use bars of soap to deter deer from destroying my trees, does the bar of soap in any way harm the trees? Whether I hang it from the tree, or place it on the ground around the trees? I tried using soap that had a strong odor, like Coast & Irish…
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Deer issues with my cherry tomatoes
I planted Cherry tomatoes in my garden and the plant grew perfectly. However, I live in a deer infested state and all my cherry tomatoes have been eaten by deer for the past two years. This year I am hoping to actually get to taste my tomatoes. I…
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Will my arborvitae survive the deer
I've planted several emerald green arborvitae in my yard in the Pacific NW. There are many blacktailed deer in the area who like to munch on it. I currently have a deer fence around the area but would like to remove it in the future.
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What herbs are known as bad for deer deterrents?
my garden is going to be directly in a deer path this year, and was wondering what types of herbs are good, and bad for telling deer they don't want to be in the area? I could go to the local butcher shop and ask for a bucket of animal blood if…
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If you plant deer resistant plants with plants that deer like, will the deer resistance work?
Is there a "bubble" created by plants that are deer resistant to protect deer prone plants from being attacked?
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Will galvanized hog paneling hold up vegetable and fruit vines?
I noticed that hog panel fencing is a lot cheaper than pipe fencing, and was wondering will the hog panel fencing hold up the weight of different vegetables ranging from kiwiberry to cucumbers (maybe a small watermelon)?
How should I determine how…
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