Here in NC, USA, my wife has good luck with deer by punching a few small holes in small drinking water bottles and then including a few moth balls. We usually leave one at the base of plants that deer are known to eat. Also, when we transplant new plants that we know as deer magnets (hosta, oakleaf hydrangea, and camellia are three that come to mind) we will build a cage around it with rebar and plastic fencing. Typically, we are able to remove the cage after three or so years after which we may or may not use a mothball bottle depending on our estimate of the threat and the potential loss. Be well, Ken Traynham On Sat, May 16, 2020 at 10:12 AM Judy Glattstein via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > Brian, deer do not like stinky soap. There's one here in the USA called > Irish Spring. Just go down the aisle sniffing bars of soap until you > find something exceptionally smelly. Cut chunks, wrapper and all, then > place in mesh bag and fasten to a stake. Shove stake in ground so bagged > smelly soap is not very conspicuous but is above most of the plant. > Wrapper should be uppermost, cut surfaces downward to rain does not melt > the soap. > > Don't have issues with pheasants in my garden but what about glittery > strips twisting in a breeze, the way other birds are kept off home > vegetable garden crops. Of course it gives the garden a funky appearance. > > > Otherwise - do you want any venison recipes? Have some for pheasant too. > > -- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus/ > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…