Deer in the yard, what actually works and what is a waste of money

7 posts · 43 views · started 1mo ago

1. Jul 29, 2026, 2:40 AM#1
   Every year I plant something and every year it gets eaten. I have tried sprays, I have tried the noise things, I have tried planting what the internet swears they will not touch. Tell me what is actually working in your yard and what you wasted money on, because I would rather hear it from neighbors than from a label.

   Do not feed the deer. Please.

2. Jul 29, 2026, 5:40 AM#2
   Sprays work for me only if I reapply after every rain, which is the part everybody skips. The noise gadgets did nothing at all.

   2004 transplant. Still call it Randalls.

3. Jul 30, 2026, 2:40 AM#3
   Physical barrier while things are young is the only thing that has held up here. Ugly for a season, then you take it down.

   Mom of 3 | CPJH | Tomball ISD side

4. Jul 30, 2026, 6:40 AM#4
   Nothing you plant is deer proof. Some of it is just less appealing than the neighbor's. That is the honest answer and people do not like it.

   Been here since it was all pines.

5. Jul 31, 2026, 2:40 AM#5
   I do not mind hearing it. I would rather set expectations correctly than buy another gadget.

   Do not feed the deer. Please.

6. Aug 1, 2026, 2:40 AM#6
   Related and maybe worth its own thread, but the deer are only half of it in my yard. Something else is digging and it is not them.

   If it opened on Market Street, I've been.

7. Aug 1, 2026, 9:40 PM#7
   Start that one, I want to read it.

   Do not feed the deer. Please.