Liquid Fence Deer and Rabbit Repellent, Keep Deer and Rabbits Out of Garden Patio and Backyard, Use on Gardens Shrubs and Trees, Harmless to Plants and Animals When Used & Stored as Directed, 40 fl Ounce

This is not a cheap product but it absolutely, 100%, consistently works! The only time it doesn't work is when I forget to use it (or get lazy about applying it). Buy the concentrate and mix it up yourself. That's the best dollar value. Yes, it stinks to high heaven but only until it dries. Once it's dry you won't smell it, but the animals do and don't like it.The instructions say to mix 12.8 oz per gallon of water. I use 8 oz per gallon and it works just fine, and that is under heavy pressure from feeding deer and rabbits (near the woods). Nothing will keep deer from eating my hostas... except this! They stay out of the vegetable garden, they don't eat the daylilies, etc. As I said, though, if I get lazy and don't spray (like toward the end of the summer), all bets are off!Put it on your plants and spray a perimeter of a foot or two around the plants. I usually spray weekly for about 3 weeks, then taper off and spray if there is lots of new growth, or, once every 3 weeks to a month, whichever comes first. I use a 2 gallon tank-style garden sprayer but you could use a spray bottle for a smaller area.

This stuff works. I have to use it about every 2 weeks. It leaves some white spots on the leaves but it's worth it to save my plants. Also, it STINKS! But I apply it last thing before I come in and the smell is gone by the next day. I have been using this for years and have learned a thing or two that I'd like to share. First application should be done when leaves begin to appear in early spring. Deer love those new, tender leaves best of all. I re-apply about 5 days later, then every 2 weeks. Spray everything, even the stuff they don't like, to teach the deer that you have nothing appetizing. They don't even need to browse. It all tastes like peppers and garlic Sometimes when growth is especially rapid I will spot spray those new tender leaves just to make sure. If I do all of these things my plants are fine. If I slip even a few days they're back. And I have to teach them all over again.Bottom line, I love this stuff. Deer don't.

Effective, but one needs to apply it at least weekly, if you have deer in your area. It smells like hog manure and your outdoors area will stink for a day or so. Be careful to wear rubber gloves and not get the spray on you, because you will stink like hog manure, too.If it rains, much of this repellent will wash off and the deer will soon be eating your plants again. Also, you must promptly spray any new, green growth that sprouts. The deer will eat the new, unsprayed blooms, shoots or leaves at the top or edges of a plant, even though you have sprayed the rest of the plant thoroughly. The deer apparently can distinguish the uncontaminated blooms, shoots or leaves from the rest of the plant, despite the plant's general, overall bad smell.You will need to maintain your sprayer, too, a messy job. After mixing, the stuff soon settles to the bottom of the sprayer in an inch or so of sludge. When the sprayer siphon tube sucks this up, it will clog the nozzle or other part of the spray mechanism. It is a foul task to clear some of these clogs. In use, one shakes up the sprayer vigorously in order to mix the sludge back into the water. And if you do not use your sprayer for a while, you may find it helpful to mix it up a couple of times a week to prevent the sludge from becoming too dense and solid. To do these mixing actions, ensure that the hose, pump handle, etc. are secure, and pick up the sprayer to shake it.I bet your plant nursery staff will tell you "funny, deer don't usually eat that _____ plant." I have found otherwise. Deer will eat tender new growth on almost anything. Spraying with Liquid Fence is expensive and a foul job, but it helps.Additional advice. After mixing, pick up the sprayer and shake vigorously. Do this again if you have any delay between sprayings, even ten min.. The concentrate settles out into a sludge at the bottom of your sprayer. The sprayer will then suck up the sludge from the bottom, clog, and you will have to take out the spray head and siphon tube and run hot water through them, a real annoyance.

...with a lot of deer and rabbits. We have found that this product works the best.