Human hair works well too. I have to remember to call my salon and ask for a nice big bag!

Who WOULD want to eat a salad with hair in it? Bleh!

I went on a South Shore garden tour a few years ago on the and one garden had the most amazing hostas and none with any damage surprisingly. There was another garden in the neighborhood on the tour that also had a lot of hostas but had some damage. So I asked the gardener what she used. And she told me she uses this product called Milorganite. It is reprocessed human sewage and she swears by it as it provides both the fertilizer and deer repellant. I couldn't bring myself to use it as I never could figure out if it was 'safe' or not (We have well water). Anyone use this? I guess it works similar to the dog or human hair mentioned above as the deer have a powerful sense of smell and are repelled by it.

I mostly have used Liquid Fence and other deer sprays.

Sue

Here is a link that might be useful: Milorganite

sue, you might want to call susan kierstead in amherst nh- perennials by susan-. she's the one who uses dog hair. strange because she ALSO uses milorganate for her terrific fertilizer (it is sludge, or processed human waste, and can be purchased/delivered)but she must not have had luck using JUST that or she wouldn't have gone to the trouble w/ the dog hair.hmmmmm
best, mindy

Mindy interesting that she already uses this product. The lady on the tour swore by it. If you look at the Milorganite web site they have a FAQ disclaimer that they haven't tested it as a deer deterrent and don't claim that it works for this purpose. I just thought I'd mention it as another tool in the arsenal of deer deterrents. I really think that you have to rotate methods to keep the deer at bay and if they are really starving they will eat anything.

Sue

I have had construction going on outside and have noticed that my most vulnerable hostas are untouched. I had the owner ask the men where they had been "going" when they were working. They thought I was crazy, but they were peeing near the woods which is, of course, the direction where the deer enter my garden. As I suspected, it appears their "scent" has been keeping the deer away. I told my husband that now he has the job for the rest of the summer!

I also got a bag of hair from my salon to use as well.