How to Deer-Proof Yellow Daisy Bushes

Most landscapers know that deer have a taste for a wide range of plants, including yellow daisies. As soon as they find an unprotected landscape, they nibble and munch until the plants are gone. You can save your landscaping plants such as yellow daisy from deer by making the plants seem less palatable.

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  Place an egg separator over a mixing bowl. Crack an egg and pour the contents from the shell into the egg separator. The egg separator divides the yolk from the white. Save the white in the mixing bowl and discard the yolk.

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  Measure 1 cup of water for each egg you use. Place the water in the mixing bowl and stir with a whisk.

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  Add 1 tbsp. each of cayenne pepper, dish soap and garlic for each egg into the mixing bowl. Mix well with a whisk.

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  Pour the mixture into a spray bottle and spray the solution over your plants. The egg in the solution will release an unpleasant odor that will repel deer. If the deer taste your plants, the solution will taste bad.

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  Reapply after every rain, which will wash away the solution.