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Advice on Deer Repellents (Video)

Deer repellents are basically anything that deer don’t like to smell or taste. One of the best tips in this short video on deer repellents is that deer get used to any repellent – so change your products from time to time. Also, deer repellents wear off so you need to reapply, especially after [...]

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Deer Proof Your Garden: 4 Foot Double Fence

Homegrown Gardens has a good tip on how to keep deer out of the garden without having to build a 7-foot tall fence:
Since deer can’t both broad jump and high jump in the same leap, double fencing is a brilliant way to help keep deer out of the garden, Margaret has been a proponent [...]

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5 Ways to Deer Proof Your Garden

To discourage deer from eating your garden, you have have five basic options:
1.  Fence the deer out.
Although fencing your property or garden area takes time and money, this is by far the best solution. It will save you stress and hassle in the long-term.
Fencing can range from the black netting shown in the photo at [...]

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