
Are there any outside plants that deer will not eat? Is there anything that can be put on them to keep deer away? This question is for the Bergheim area.

There are many lists of deer resistant plants. Unfortunately, the deer in one locale are not likely to have the same taste as do those in another area. Unfortunately those lists are really just starting places, giving you some things to try. Here is a PLANTanswer article listing deer resistant plants. I would emphasize that these are only "deer resistant". aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu...
I have found from painful experience that deer will eat almost anything when they are hungry. Those landscape plants that have been given water and fertilizer are good and succulent. I have had good luck with most of the gray leaf plants, those with highly fragrant foliage, all of the salvias and most of the lantanas. All smooth barked trees and shrubs are in for annual damage when the bucks are in rut and marking their territory. I have had to protect these with a physical barrier such as a circle of fencing wire. Below is a listing of plants which I have compiled through experience here in south Texas. SHRUBS: Agarita, Boxleaf Euonymus, Elaeagnus, Gray Cotoneaster, Japanese Boxwood, Japanese Yew, Nandina, Oleander, Pineapple Guava, Pomegranate, Primrose Jasmine, Reeve's Spirea, Soft Leaf Yucca, Sotol, Texas Mountain Laurel, Texas Sage, Yaupon Holly (regular and dwarf). PERENNIALS: Ageratum, Amaryllis, Angel Trumpet (Datura), Silver King Artemesia, Autumn Sage (Salvia greggii), Bearded Iris, Blue Plumbago, Candytuft, Dusty Miller, Four O'Clock, Garlic Chives, Goldmoss Sedum, Green and Gray Santolina, Hummingbird Bush (Anisacanthus), Indigo Spires Salvia, Jerusalem Sage, Lantana, Mallow Hibiscus, Marguerite, Mealy Cup Sage, Mexican Bush Sage, Mexican Hat, Mexican Honeysuckle (Justicia spicigera), Mexican Mint Marigold, Mexican Oregano, Ornamental grasses (Inland sea oats, Maiden Grass, Gulf and Lindheimer's Muhley, Pampas Grass, Purple Fountain Grass), Oxeye Daisy, Prickly Pear Cactus, Rock Rose (Pavonia), Roman Wormwood, Rosemary, Split Leaf Philodendron (P. selloum), Texas Betony, Wedelia and Yarrow. ANNUALS: I plant very few annuals, but those that I have observed little damage to include; Larkspurs, Marigolds, Periwinkles, and Zinnias. Here is the recipe for a deer repellant that one of our Master Gardeners has formulated and swears by: DEER REPELLANT "Get the hottest peppers available, I use dried Habaneros as they are readily available in the local Supermarket. Bottle of a commercial product called Hinder. Palmolive Dish Washing Liquid Two one Gallon Plastic Ice Cream pails with covers or similar containers. Put a couple handfuls of the peppers in each container, fill with water and let stand in the sun for 7 days, just like making sun ice tea. After 7 days or as soon as it really begins to smell bad, strain off about 2-3 quarts of the liquid and put it in your pump up sprayer, refill the bucket with water and after the second or third time you use it add some more peppers, don't bother throwing the old ones out just keep adding to the mixture, the worse it gets the betters it works. Add 1/4 - cup of Hinder and a couple of tablespoons of Palmolive liquid. Fill the sprayer with water. Spray all the plants you want to protect to the point of run off once a week or after a heavy rain. I also use this on vegetables with no noticeable taste once they are washed. I usually just give them a light misting but it still works. Things like tomatoes can be sprayed heavily on the foliage with out any concern. As a side benefit, some organic solutions for common garden pests include the same pepper ingredients. I have used this on everything in the yard and garden with no side effects to me or the plants, except when standing down wind and spraying and then it will take your breath away. Switch from one bucket to the other every week and you will always have a supply of spray."
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