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Will Deer Eat My Grape Vines?
Will Deer Eat My Grape Vines?. All deer are browsing opportunists. They will eat whatever is available including young tender grapes -- vines, leaves and fruit. Unless a permanent fence is in place to keep the deer away, the varmints will eat most all succulent vegetation. There are commercially available repellents on the marketplace to deter the...
All deer are browsing opportunists. They will eat whatever is available including young tender grapes -- vines, leaves and fruit. Unless a permanent fence is in place to keep the deer away, the varmints will eat most all succulent vegetation. There are commercially available repellents on the marketplace to deter the deer. Some of these products require access to electrical power or a constant water source. One organic method is to make a spray that keeps the deer away.
Things You'll Need
Dry habanero peppers
Two 1-gallon plastic ice cream containers with lids
Pump sprayer
Dishwashing liquid
Arasan
Place two handfuls of the dried peppers into each plastic ice cream container. Fill with water. Let it stand in the sun for seven days.
Strain 2 to 3 quarts of the pepper solution into the pump sprayer. Add two tablespoons of the dishwashing liquid along with a 1/4-cup of the arasan, a deer repellent. Place the top on the sprayer and shake well to mix.
Spray the leaves of the grapes vines until the solution drips. Apply on a weekly basis or after a heavy rain.
Refill the 1-gallon ice cream container with water to make another batch of dried pepper solution. In most cases, the peppers will produce up to four batches per one handful of dried peppers. Wash the grapes before consumption.
Tips & Warnings
A permanent solution is to install an electric fence. The electric fence consists of two separate fences 30 inches apart. Each fence has separate electric wires attached to insulated fence posts. The deer will attempt to jump over the fences and get shocked. The installation requires the area below the electric wire be kept mowed. Vegetation will cause the fencing system to short out.
