Reader Comments on Real Solutions: Window Drafts and Deer Damage from YankeeMagazine.com http://www.yankeemagazine.com/rss/index.php Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:51:17 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.yankeemagazine.com/issues/2007-01/home/solutions My husband took the garden fork, hung an old shirt and hat on it to look like a scare crow, made sure it smelled of fresh aftershave, etc (human scent) it seemed to work better and certainly was cheaper than all the others. We tried store bought repellants and Irish spring, they work a day or two then the deer were back! If you refresh the scent every other night or so, cheap cologne works just as well! Yankee Publishing (rss@ypi.com) Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:01:13 +0100 http://www.yankeemagazine.com/issues/2007-01/home/solutions I work at a gardencenter, and there are two things we can tell our customers for certain - there is no such thing as a deer-proof plant, and any commercial repellant is only temporary. Beyond that, you have to be either tolerant or diligent. Yankee Publishing (rss@ypi.com) Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:17:04 +0100 http://www.yankeemagazine.com/issues/2007-01/home/solutions This has nothing to do with deer...they are quite far away from our gardens...However we do have a problem with pigeons...the barn houses quite a few...Last spring I bought an owl and set him out in the back by the bird feeders...for the whole summer into the fall..they stayed away..sometimes sitting in a tree near by and keeping an eye on the owl. I would move it from place to place..thought I had the problem licked...now they are back full force and eat around the base of the owl...I guess they decided it would not do any harm..like the deer get used to human hair..etc...What can I do to keep them away...when we go to the window and knock..they fly off..but come back a few minutes later...any suggestions Evelyn McCarthy Yankee Publishing (rss@ypi.com) Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:55:00 +0100 http://www.yankeemagazine.com/issues/2007-01/home/solutions Best deer control is lead poisoning. Namely from a rifle bullet. Only sure cure. Yankee Publishing (rss@ypi.com) Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:52:31 +0100 http://www.yankeemagazine.com/issues/2007-01/home/solutions I have used this tried and true methods with GREAT results! Put a small amount of water in a blender. Add an egg and whip. Pour this mixture into a half gallon container and fill with additional water. When ready to use, pour into a spay bottle and spray what plants you do not want deer to eat. Do this about once a month or after a rain shower. Your plants will NOT smell like rotten eggs! And this is eco-friendly and safe around kids and pets. Store unused mixture in the frig or else you WILL have a stinky mess. THIS WORKS! Yankee Publishing (rss@ypi.com) Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:58:01 +0100