vicki,
we live very close to a park, full of deer, and they often sleep in the
lower part of our yard at night. i have had wonderful luck with
spearing bars of "original irish spring" soap on garden stakes and
placing them throughout the garden, especially at the borders. i place
them at heights appropriate to the flowers in that area, and the deer
leave them alone! they don't look too unsightly because they are
green, and mix in with the flowers. two springs ago i tested the
theory by leaving one side of lilies (a favorite of the deer in my
yard) unprotected, and the other side protected by the 'soap on a
stick' ... the deer demolished the unprotected side, leaving the soaped
lilies totally alone. last spring i put the soap in all of the gardens
and the deer went elsewhere to graze. apparently, other soaps don't
work ... just original irish spring (the green one). my neighbor was
skeptical of my treatment, and spent hours putting netting over her
plants, which made her yard look like a war zone. last spring she
tried the soap and it worked for her too ... hope this helps!
suzi
--- In gardenmessenger@yahoogroups.com
wrote:
> I just finished reading an article about a newer deer repellant on the
> market and it sounds wonderful!!! But I was wondering if anyone has
had
> experience with "Deer Fortress"...check out their website at www
> deerfortress.com I cannot find it locally so I guess I am going to
have to
> order it but before I did wanted to see if anyone has used it and can
they
I just finished reading an article about a newer deer repellant on the
market and it sounds wonderful!!! But I was wondering if anyone has had
experience with "Deer Fortress"...check out their website at www
deerfortress.com I cannot find it locally so I guess I am going to have to
order it but before I did wanted to see if anyone has used it and can they
report back!
Thanks
VIcki
Suzi,
How did you attach the bar of soap to the stakes and how far apart
did you place them?
Blessings,
Dea
central MI USA zone 5
--- In gardenmessenger@yahoogroups.com
> vicki,
> we live very close to a park, full of deer, and they often sleep in
the
> lower part of our yard at night. i have had wonderful luck with
> spearing bars of "original irish spring" soap on garden stakes and
> placing them throughout the garden, especially at the borders. i
place
> them at heights appropriate to the flowers in that area, and the
deer
> leave them alone! they don't look too unsightly because they are
> green, and mix in with the flowers. two springs ago i tested the
> theory by leaving one side of lilies (a favorite of the deer in my
> yard) unprotected, and the other side protected by the 'soap on a
> stick' ... the deer demolished the unprotected side, leaving the
soaped
> lilies totally alone. last spring i put the soap in all of the
gardens
> and the deer went elsewhere to graze. apparently, other soaps
don't
> work ... just original irish spring (the green one). my neighbor
was
ps.com>, "Vicki Reiter"
> wrote:
> I just finished reading an article about a newer deer repellant
on the
> market and it sounds wonderful!!! But I was wondering if anyone
has
> had
> experience with "Deer Fortress"...check out their website at www
> deerfortress.com I cannot find it locally so I guess I am going
to
> have to
> order it but before I did wanted to see if anyone has used it and
can
i usually just stab the soap onto the top of a gardening stake, being
careful to push the stake into the middle of the soap so that it
doesn't break ... like a popsicle. bamboo stakes work great, as long
as they are sturdy enough not to bend under the weight of the soap
(you can cut each bar of soap in half so that you have 2 squares of
soap, if you want). i place the stakes about 3 feet apart around the
edges of the gardens, but you can adjust this to fit your needs. the
deer really like my hosta and lilies, so i'm more careful in these
beds. be sure to vary the height of the stakes to coordinate with
the height of the blossoms, so that the deer don't easily reach below
or above the soap to nibble. when it rains, the soap drips onto the
foliage and doubles the protection, and at the end of the season, i
pull up the stakes with the soap still on them and put them away to
reuse the following spring. it really works great!
--- In gardenmessenger@yahoogroups.com
ps.com>, "suzi in maryland"
>
> vicki,
> we live very close to a park, full of deer, and they often sleep
in
> the
> lower part of our yard at night. i have had wonderful luck with
> spearing bars of "original irish spring" soap on garden stakes
and
my
her
> plants, which made her yard look like a war zone. last spring
she
> tried the soap and it worked for her too ... hope this helps!
> suzi
> --- In gardenmessenger@yahoogroups.com
> wrote:
> I just finished reading an article about a newer deer repellant
> on the
> market and it sounds wonderful!!! But I was wondering if
anyone
> has
> had
> experience with "Deer Fortress"...check out their website at www
> deerfortress.com I cannot find it locally so I guess I am
going
> to
> have to
> order it but before I did wanted to see if anyone has used it
and
i haven't noticed any problems in the garden since i started using
the soap, years ago. the flowers and plants are still very healthy,
and come back bigger and stronger year after year. i'm not sure that
very much of the soap rinses in to the soil, because i've used the
same half bars for the past 3 springs, and there is a lot of soap
still in tact on the stakes. of course, we haven't had all that much
rain the past couple of summers ... so who knows!
--- In gardenmessenger@yahoogroups.com
> My only concern with using soap is that it can drastically alter
the ph of
> the soil and it drips onto the ground during a rain and this can
lead to
> other gardening problems....but I have heard many people swear by
this
com>
ps.com>, "suzi in maryland"
>
> vicki,
> we live very close to a park, full of deer, and they often sleep
in
> the
> lower part of our yard at night. i have had wonderful luck with
> spearing bars of "original irish spring" soap on garden stakes
and
my
her
> plants, which made her yard look like a war zone. last spring she
> tried the soap and it worked for her too ... hope this helps!
> suzi
> --- In gardenmessenger@yahoogroups.com
and
My only concern with using soap is that it can drastically alter the ph of
the soil and it drips onto the ground during a rain and this can lead to
other gardening problems....but I have heard many people swear by this
method.
Vicki
-------Original Message-------
From: Dea
Date: 4/3/2008 9:54:22 AM
To: gardenmessenger@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [gardenmessenger] Re: Deer repellant
Suzi,
How did you attach the bar of soap to the stakes and how far apart
did you place them?
Blessings,
Dea
central MI USA zone 5
--- In gardenmessenger@yahoogroups.com
> vicki,
> we live very close to a park, full of deer, and they often sleep in
the
> lower part of our yard at night. i have had wonderful luck with
> spearing bars of "original irish spring" soap on garden stakes and
> placing them throughout the garden, especially at the borders. i
place
> them at heights appropriate to the flowers in that area, and the
deer
> leave them alone! they don't look too unsightly because they are
> green, and mix in with the flowers. two springs ago i tested the
> theory by leaving one side of lilies (a favorite of the deer in my
> yard) unprotected, and the other side protected by the 'soap on a
> stick' ... the deer demolished the unprotected side, leaving the
soaped
> lilies totally alone. last spring i put the soap in all of the
gardens
> and the deer went elsewhere to graze. apparently, other soaps
don't
> work ... just original irish spring (the green one). my neighbor
was
ps.com>, "Vicki Reiter"
> wrote:
> I just finished reading an article about a newer deer repellant
on the
> market and it sounds wonderful!!! But I was wondering if anyone
has
> had
> experience with "Deer Fortress"...check out their website at www
> deerfortress.com I cannot find it locally so I guess I am going
to
> have to
> order it but before I did wanted to see if anyone has used it and
can
Thanks, I will try this. Maybe if I put the stakes in a pail of hot
water to heat them up before sticking the soap it would prevent the
soap breaking.
--- In gardenmessenger@yahoogroups.com
> i usually just stab the soap onto the top of a gardening stake,
being
> careful to push the stake into the middle of the soap so that it
> doesn't break ... like a popsicle. bamboo stakes work great, as
long
> as they are sturdy enough not to bend under the weight of the soap
> (you can cut each bar of soap in half so that you have 2 squares of
> soap, if you want). i place the stakes about 3 feet apart around
the
> edges of the gardens, but you can adjust this to fit your needs.
the
> deer really like my hosta and lilies, so i'm more careful in these
> beds. be sure to vary the height of the stakes to coordinate with
> the height of the blossoms, so that the deer don't easily reach
below
ps.com>, "Dea"
>
> Suzi,
> How did you attach the bar of soap to the stakes and how far
apart
oups.com>, "suzi in maryland"
>
> vicki,
> we live very close to a park, full of deer, and they often
sleep
> in
> the
> lower part of our yard at night. i have had wonderful luck
with
> spearing bars of "original irish spring" soap on garden stakes
> and
> placing them throughout the garden, especially at the borders.
i
> place
> them at heights appropriate to the flowers in that area, and
the
> deer
> leave them alone! they don't look too unsightly because they
are
> green, and mix in with the flowers. two springs ago i tested
the
> theory by leaving one side of lilies (a favorite of the deer in
> my
> yard) unprotected, and the other side protected by the 'soap on
a
> stick' ... the deer demolished the unprotected side, leaving
the
neighbor
groups.com>, "Vicki Reiter"
>
> wrote:
> I just finished reading an article about a newer deer
repellant
www
might help, but i usually just kind of slowly screw them into the
soap, and don't have too much difficulty. i use stakes about the
width of a pencil.
--- In gardenmessenger@yahoogroups.com
> Thanks, I will try this. Maybe if I put the stakes in a pail of
hot
ps.com>, "suzi in maryland"
soap
> (you can cut each bar of soap in half so that you have 2 squares
of
> soap, if you want). i place the stakes about 3 feet apart around
> the
> edges of the gardens, but you can adjust this to fit your needs.
> the
> deer really like my hosta and lilies, so i'm more careful in
these
> beds. be sure to vary the height of the stakes to coordinate
with
> the height of the blossoms, so that the deer don't easily reach
> below
> or above the soap to nibble. when it rains, the soap drips onto
the
> foliage and doubles the protection, and at the end of the season,
i
> pull up the stakes with the soap still on them and put them away
to
> reuse the following spring. it really works great!
> --- In gardenmessenger@yahoogroups.com
groups.com>, "suzi in maryland"
stakes
> and
> placing them throughout the garden, especially at the
borders.
in
> my
> yard) unprotected, and the other side protected by the 'soap
on
> a
> stick' ... the deer demolished the unprotected side, leaving
> the
> soaped
> lilies totally alone. last spring i put the soap in all of
the
> gardens
> and the deer went elsewhere to graze. apparently, other
soaps
> don't
> work ... just original irish spring (the green one). my
> neighbor
> was
> skeptical of my treatment, and spent hours putting netting
over
> her
> plants, which made her yard look like a war zone. last
spring
> she
> tried the soap and it worked for her too ... hope this helps!
> suzi
> --- In gardenmessenger@yahoogroups.com
at
it
Could you leave the soap in the package? Of course it wouldn't look
as nice (as if a soap popsicle looks nice LOL!!) - but you'd still
have the smell and it wouldn't dissolve as quickly. I've never used
the Irish Spring remedy, but have heard from others that it works. I
would also be afraid of too much soap in the soil.
I have a concoction that I spray - of course it's more work than the
soap on a stick, but it's cheap, instead of buying ready made spray -
3 gallons water
1 egg, beaten well
1 cup milk
3 Tbsp. coooking oil
several drops dishwashing detergent
Mix well. Put in a sprinkling can or sprayer. The sprayer nozzle may
get clogged up because of the egg in there, but if you put the egg and
milk in a blender first and puree it for several seconds before adding
to the rest of the stuff it should be ok.
Carol
http://www.nutrientsforplants.com
--- In gardenmessenger@yahoogroups.com
wrote:
> My only concern with using soap is that it can drastically alter the
ph of
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