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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

A little known fact about deer is that although they are good jumpers, they don’t like to jump wide and high at the same time. Gardeners can take advantage of this by building a double fence.   Homegrown Gardens explains how this is done:
The key is to build two parallel fences, about four feet tall, and [...]

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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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