How to Keep Deer Out of Home Gardens
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Plant indeterminate tomatos down the middle of the garden bed.tomato plants image by JLycke from Fotolia.com
Plant indeterminate tomato plants down the middle of the prepared garden bed. Place a tomato stake behind each tomato plant and tie the plant to the stake. Tie scratched CDs or staple strips of Mylar balloon to the top of the tomato stakes. - 2
Chives and nasturtiums are a few of the plants that deer do not like to eat in the garden.CHIVES image by bruce long from Fotolia.com
Interplant in between the tomato plants with Bibb lettuce. Move 6 inches from each side of the tomato row and plant nasturtium seeds. Plant chives 2 inches from each nasturtium row. - 3
Deer dislike the strong taste of common dill. If they eat it once, they will not return for seconds.green dill image by Erika from Fotolia.com
Plant common dill at each end of the tomato row. - 4
Plants in the mint family have a strong aroma that keeps deer at bay.flowering spearmint image by Leonid Nyshko from Fotolia.com
Plant spearmint at one end of the garden, and at the same end but opposite corner plant marjoram. Plant cat mint at the other end of the garden, and at the opposite corner plant bee balm. - 5
Marigolds not only discourage deer but also other garden pests while adding color to the vegetable garden space.Marigolds 2 image by pognyc from Fotolia.com
Outline the whole garden with marigold seeds. Spray the garden with a fine misting nozzle and keep moist.
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