Protect Your Native Plantings from Deer Browse
Deer Resistant Native Plants
White Tailed Deer by Colby Stopa Flickr.com
Are deer using your landscape as an all-you-can-eat buffet? Download our list of deer resistant native plants below for options they will avoid. Remember that new plants fresh from the nursery are especially nutritious and succulent. Keep new plants caged to protected them until they are established. Then the listed plants should be able to survive, since deer generally find them unpalatable.
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Repellents and Fences
Deer Fence by Matt Bargar
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People have tried all sorts of home remedies to protect their plants from deer browse. Research by the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station determined that egg based repellents were the most effective. Apply early and often for best results.
The most effective solution to keep deer, and other critters, from eating your plants is fencing. Fencing your entire yard might be cost prohibitive but individual plants can be caged fairly inexpensively. Click here for a list of effective fencing options.
The most effective solution to keep deer, and other critters, from eating your plants is fencing. Fencing your entire yard might be cost prohibitive but individual plants can be caged fairly inexpensively. Click here for a list of effective fencing options.
Culling the Herd
Many areas are starting to manage deer in natural areas with carefully administered hunting policies. Visit the Ann Arbor Wild Ones Chapter website to see what is being done there.