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    Home » Home, Garden and Family Adventures » Win the Battle With The Deer – Natural Deer Repellent

    Win the Battle With The Deer – Natural Deer Repellent

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    A Natural deer repellent that uses natural ingredients that are safe for children and pets. Easy to make and apply. Don't worry about foraging deer and we've found it actually deters rabbits. #deerrepellent, #deerdeterrent, #naturaldeerpreventive, #childsafedeerrepellent, #allourway

    I’m happy to say we’ve won the deer battle with our natural deer repellent. Last year I wrote about our deer problem along with the moles, voles, slugs, chipmunk,  rabbits and the natural deer repellent we were using. We used it consistently and by the end of the season our plants were thriving.

    What you will need: eggs, water, garden sprayer. 

    First Published: July 12,2015. Last Updated: May 21, 2019

    The deer problem 

    This year we didn’t come home until some the the hostas already popped up.

    Unfortunately, the hungry deer started feasting on the hostas and they were pretty well eaten up before I used the deer preventive.

    I wasn’t sure whether I could undo the damage.

    Collage of hosta plant eaten to the ground and deer hoof prints.

    The closer I looked the more damage I saw. 

    The young hosta shoots were nipped off to the ground. 

    Healthy hosta plant under oak tree. @allourway.com
    The Same Hosta as Above After Spraying with Natural Deer Repellent

    Well, I got very angry! I wasn’t about to lose all of our hostas.

    Making the natural preventive

    I marched over to the shed and got out the garden sprayer. Then I went into the house and got a carton of eggs out of the refrigerator, cracked them in a bowl and mixed up the eggs with water. I strained the solution through a sieve so that the sprayer wouldn’t clog.

    I sprayed everything with the deer deterrent. I didn’t care if the experts said that the plant was resistant to deer or not. Deer forage on anything and everything.

    This was war!

    Embroidery Hosta is intact after spraying with deer repellent @allourway.com
    Hosta – Embroidery sprayed with Natural Deer Repellent

    The result for our effort?? The hostas are beautiful– lush and full! Our other plants look great too.

    The plants are thriving even though I’ve seen hoof prints here and there.

    We’ve had torrential rains and I thought that perhaps the rain would wash off the solution —  but it didn’t.

    Red October hosta is full and undamaged after natural deer repellent @allourway.com
    Red October Hosta Full and Undamaged

    Consistency with the deer deterrent is the key

    I spray the natural solution periodically, especially after a lot of rain. I do make sure that I do this on  a dry day so that the deterrent has a chance to dry on the plant.

    No slug damage on the variegated hosta after spraying with our natural deer repellent @ allourway.com
    The Slugs have Left the Hostas Alone

    In fact, we have an abundance of rabbits in our neighborhood, and yet, they leave our plants alone, although they seem to be enjoying the greenery on the south and east of us.

    I can’t be sure if it’s the natural deer preventive, but oddly enough, we don’t have any slug damage on our hosta leaves like we had in previous years.

    Willow is full and colorful without deer damage after natural deer repellent@allourway.com
    The deer are leaving the variegated willow alone since spraying with the deer deterrent.

    And, we also don’t have any vole problems, but that could be because we didn’t put down any mulch this year.

    As far as the mole and chipmunk situation goes? My Honey seems to be ahead of the game on that. This is the mole trap we use. If you’d like to know how we control the other varmints — just ask and we’ll tell you.

    So, if you have children and pets, this natural deer preventive solution is just what you need. Don’t go through what we did before we discovered the Natural Deer Solution. 

    Alla prossima!

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    This is similar to the Garden Sprayer that we use. I don’t like them too big because I have to lug that thing around and spray. I’d rather refill and continue to spray than have it too heavy. In fact, I rather enjoy spraying since it’s very easy to do and I know I’ll see results. 

    Natural Deer Repellent – All Our Way

    Win the Battle With The Deer - Natural Deer Repellent

    Deer repellent prevents deer from eating hosta leaves @ allourway.com

    Make your own deer preventive using natural ingredients that are safe for children and pets. This works on your flowering plants as well as your vegetables. We've also found that it repels rabbits.

    Prep Time 15 minutes
    Total Time 15 minutes

    Materials

    • Eggs
    • Water

    Tools

    • Electric Mixer or whisk
    • Fine Sieve
    • Garden Sprayer

    Instructions

    Natural Deer Repellent - All Our Way 

    3 eggs in 5 quarts of water = 1.25 gallons of deer repellent

    6 eggs in 10 quarts of water = 2.50 gallons of deer repellent

    9 eggs in 15 quarts of water = 3.75 gallons of deer repellent

    12 eggs in 20 quarts of water = 5 gallons of deer repellent

    Beat the eggs with a whisk or electric mixer. Add some of the measured water and mix thoroughly. Pour the mixture through a fine strainer to remove any thick albumen (egg white) from the mixture. This will prevent the garden sprayer from clogging. We spray every few weeks and it seems to last. If you get a lot of rain it wouldn't hurt to spray, just make sure it's a dry day so that the deer repellent will stick and dry to the plants.

    Natural Deer Repellent saves your plants from ravaging deer. It also helps hungry bunnies from feasting on your plants.

    Notes

    We spray all of our outdoor plants just as a precautionary measure.

    Project Type: DIY deer repellent. / Category: Home, Garden and Family Adventures

    3 eggs in 5 quarts of water = 1.25 gallons of deer repellent

    6 eggs in 10 quarts of water = 2.50 gallons of deer repellent

    9 eggs in 15 quarts of water = 3.75 gallons of deer repellent

    12 eggs in 20 quarts of water = 5 gallons of deer repellent

    Beat the eggs with a whisk or electric mixer. Add some of the measured water and mix thoroughly. Pour the mixture through a fine strainer to remove any thick albumen (egg white) from the mixture. This will prevent the garden sprayer from clogging. We spray every few weeks and it seems to last. If you get a lot of rain it wouldn’t hurt to spray, just make sure it’s a dry day so that the deer repellent will stick and dry to the plants.

    Natural Deer Repellent saves your plants from ravaging deer. It also helps hungry bunnies from feasting on your plants.

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