Deer Deterrents--ScentsBest Deer Repellent-Top 9.
It sounds cheap and easy.A lot of people think this is a great solution for the vegetable garden since it is not sprayed on plants.It was very bad!You should leave the area as fast as deer do.These little balls are not as harmless as you think.
Naphthalene is a coal tar or petroleum distillate product.It is toxic to animals and humans if they are exposed to it.According to the EPA, short-term exposure has been found to destroy red blood cells.When you are lining the veggie patch with them, what do you think is happening?It is the same in the flower bed.
They melt in the rain.Things that melt in the garden enter the soil and attach themselves to the particles of soil.It is going to get into your food if the soil is draining to where your cabbages, squash, and what have are.
What type of soil do you have?If it is sandy, the poison will head straight for the water that is flowing beneath the surface.Some of the organisms in the garden will attach themselves to the naphthalene and break it down, or change its chemical structure.It takes up to 3 months for this process to be completed.Do you use commercialfertilizer in your garden?If there are any life left in the soil, it will take twice as long for the microorganisms to finish the process.
Cats and dogs can be killed by ballons.It seems that it is a popular way to chase away wildlife.Pets lick their paws.The next bathing session might be their last if they don't walk across the area you put mothballs on to keep deer out of your plants.
Did you have chickens?If you have fresh eggs, make sure they contain some of this poison.I wonder if it will affect the songbirds that eat the insects in your garden.Young children have been known to eat mothballs because they look like candy.
Some of the homemade deer deterrent tips you find online are not good, and they can be really bad.
Two dead baby deer were found in our neighbor's back yard preserve.We are horrified by her act of murder.
That is sad.The woman is poisoning her soil and water.The things people do to save a buck are ridiculous.She might not be growing any veggies in the vicinity.
I use mothballs and it works.I hang by strings around the garden and drill holes in plastic bottles.The season ends and never gets washed into the soil.
For your safety, I hope you are correct, and no chemical is dripping onto your soil during times of heavy rain.
I don't understand why anyone would want to try them.If you want something cheap that works, use a bar of soap or stinky perfume saturated hunks of thick terrycloth.
deer and other nuisance animals can be prevented with the use of ballons.They should be kept in a rain-proof container with no drain holes.The best way to use them is to put them in an open-top can with a vent cap on top.You can get a vent cap from your local store.The fumes can be let out without allowing them to get wet or dissolved into the soil.Birds will not be able to get into the can if you choose a screened vent cap.
Something like this: www.gizmo-engineering.com
To mount to a wooden post, drill two holes large enough for a screwdriver shaft to fit through on one side of the can and two smaller holes on the opposite side.Attach the can to a wooden post, cover the screwdriver access holes with aluminum duct tape, fill it with mothballs, and mount the vent cap on top with one or two self-tapping screws.This will keep anyone from knocking over the can and also keep the mothsballs out of the soil.
Thanks for the work.Sounds safe.Coffee cans need to be replaced every spring or two.After drilling holes in them, they will rust.
It won't prevent the air from being contaminated by the mothballs.People couldn't see those plants from afar.I know what mothballs can do to a person, I have dealt with migraines, and I wouldn't want to find out what else they could do.
Thanks for your feedback.I don't like mothsballs.If you were in a room inside your house, I can see where fumes could cause a migraine.