Garden Invisible Fence

[thcri]

My corn and potatoes started coming up and sure enough the deer have hit. They already have eaten a bunch of plants right to the ground. A guy recomeneded to me or he told me he heard of a spray that you could use to keep deer and racoons away from your garden. Did a search on the web and can't find anything. Has anyone here heard of such a thing?

murph

 

[OhioTC18]

Murph,
I've seen some motion detector things that will activate a water sprinkler when an animal enters the area. Is that what you're referring to?

 

[thcri]

I just found it. It is called Liquid Fence or another product you can get is called Deer out. My local nursery has the Liquid Fence.

Jerry the motion detector is the thing I originally wanted but I would need two of them and I think they were expensive. So I am going to try the Liquied Fence stuff first and see how it works.


murph

 

[XeVfTEUtaAqJHTqq]

You will spend more than the sprinklers on the liquid fence or repellex. The cost of that stuff adds up.

The scarecrow sprinklers work well.

 

[thcri]

Yeah PB, your probably right. Just checked the price of the concentrate and it's $40.00 to mix 4 gallons. The four gallons for both of my gardens should last about 3 months. The motion detector sprinklers will run about $70.00 and I would need 3 of them. I would also have to hook up garden hoses every night which would be a pain since I would be using them for the most part for my lawn during the day. But they would last a lot longer. So I have a decision to make.


murph

 

[Junkman]

Murph.... we sell the deer repellent in the store, but I will have to check tomorrow to see how much it costs. If you want the sprinkler device, I can also get that for you if you like. I had the info on the sprinklers, but didn't go forward with it because of the pricing and quantitys neccessary to become a dealer. If you want 3 at cost, I will give it more consideration. Same goes for everyone else here.....except Pineridge.... Junk....

 

[XeVfTEUtaAqJHTqq]

It's all a big hassle. I just built the 8 foot high fence. It's ugly but it works!

; )

I've got a scarecrow and use it whenever the deer start showing up. I move it around the yard so they are constantly getting hit.

It would be nice to have more but they are pretty expensive.

PB

 

[patifernan]

Hey! Same happened here and I used this [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Havahart-5268-Repellent-Detector-Sprinkler/dp/B004VMACA6"]Amazon.com: Havahart Spray Away Elite 5268 - Motion Detector Sprinkler Animal Repellent: Patio, Lawn & Garden[/ame]

It happened to be quite effective. It can cover up to a 1000-square-foot area and in my opinion, I think it's more practical than to having a fence which interfere with the sight of your garden or landscape.

Hope this helps
Pati.