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Home remedy repels pesky deer

The following home-made deer repellent recipe seems to work well for some tree nursery managers who are perpetually fending off hungry deer.

Into a one-gallon tank sprayer mix:

• 2 beaten and strained eggs (strain them or that funny piece of egg white will plug up your sprayer)

• 1 cup of milk, yogurt, buttermilk, sour milk, or the like

• 1 tsp of liquid dish soap

• 1 tsp of liquid cooking oil

• 20 drops of essential oil of clove, cinnamon or eucalyptus (“essential” is most concentrated, available from health food stores in 2-month supply size vials)

Top the tank off with water and pump it up. Mist lightly on dry foliage, with no rain coming for a couple hours.

This will last for 2 to 6 weeks, depending on the weather.Like all home remedies, one may work on some deer but none seem to work on all of them.

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