Garden Tip: DIY Deer Repellent with Dried Milk

Pesky Deer Fear Dried Milk!You don’t have to go any farther than your grocery store to purchase a green, and low cost solution that will solve your deer problems with a handy deer repellent.  I for one believe that if a homeowner wants to grow Vegetables, Tulips, Hosta, or Hibiscus, that they should be able to, without having to errect an 8ft. fence around them!

Common powdered milk, when dusted on your garden will easily prevent deer from eating those treasures in your garden!  Like many of the more expensive (and potentially harmful) chemical treatments on the market today, dried milk renders a plant inedible, and scent deterring to deer.  Deer do not like the smell or taste of milk after they have been weaned, and routine dustings of this harmless grocery item on your plants will train deer to believe that what you are growing in your yard is not edible.

If you are having trouble with deer try this method out!  It works on flowers, shrubs, and sapling trees. Powdered milk won’t harm your plants, or deter pollinators from them, and its a cheap fix that you can stock up on the next time you are already planning a trip to the grocery store.

Your Thoughts: Have you found a unique home remedy that works on repelling deer?  Have you tried Powdered milk?  Let me know if you find this method works for you!

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July 19th, 2008 | Posted by: Amy
Categories: Gardening Tips, Green Ideas, Humane Wildlife Control

2 Responses to “Garden Tip: DIY Deer Repellent with Dried Milk”

  1. I’ll have to pass the idea on to my parents. Great tip! Thanks Gardenista :)

    LOVE the coloring now - the header is so easy to read. Looks great and your blog is quite informative!

  2. [...] blog may have the answer for you.  In a recent post, she recommends using dried milk as do-it-yourself deer repellant.  Can’t wait to give this a try after our Fall planting! September 19th, 2008 | Posted [...]

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