We asked readers to share their remedies for keeping deer out of their gardens. Thanks to all who responded. From soap and egg concoctions to a recipe for venison stew, here is what you had to say: I found this in a magazine a few years ago. It is so easy to make and really works. 1 egg 1/2 cup milk 1 Tbls. cooking oil 1 Tbls. dish detergent 1 gallon water Beat egg and milk together, then add cooking oil and dish detergent. Add mixture to water and stir or shake well. Store in a covered 1-gallon container. Apply liquid to plants (except for food plants) using a spray bottle. Reapply every two weeks or after a heavy rain. John Van Tuyl Okay, here is the easiest egg spray. Beat one egg with mixer. Fill an empty Windex bottle almost full of water. Add the beaten egg. Add 2 or 3 drops of dish detergent. Shake and spray on all plants. The deer hate the smell of raw egg, but you cannot smell it. There is no need to let it sit before you do it. This needs to be done every two weeks, or every week if you get a lot of rain. However, if you are vigilant, it works very well. Sally M I’ve been doing my own gardening every year, and I didn’t want the deer getting at my bushes, so I asked around. One friend said to make an invisible fence with powdered soap. The deer associate the smell of soap with humans and will not come around. I’ve used at every year, and nothing has eaten my buds since. Chris 420 I’ve tried it all and pretty much nothing works especially if you live in a community, where stupid people feed them and then the deer stay. Katrina Just bag one with a shotgun, and hang it from a meat hook. The other deer get the hint.” Smith Wesson If you live in a development forget it. Unless you have a fence, the deer have no where to go and food is limited. You took their home, so they take your flowers. Not a bad trade really. I have lived outside of developments for 30 years, I have no fence and a full garden. The deer are still wild and scared of humans.” Tim I do a variation of Kathy’s remedy: one or two eggs mixed in about a pint of water. Cayenne or hot pepper sauce can be added too. I find it clogs a spray bottle so I just flick it onto vulnerable plants with a pastry brush. I’ve read that deer, being vegetarians, find the protein of the egg objectionable. For whatever reason, I’ve found this remedy to be cheap and easy. Ellen K. Call me. I use 100 percent organic spray that will mot harm you or your pets. Has a pleasant smell and acts as a fertilizer for new growth. 544-1347. All American Lawn Care I spread hair around the area. Deer will not come around when the smell the scent of hair. Also I heard (not sure if works) that Irish Spring soap works as well. Renee Sabini I don’t have an old folk remedy. What I have is an 8-foot fence around my 20’ x 40’ garden which I designed and built. It also keeps out rodents of all kinds. It has very effective since 2000. Mike My son plants hot peppers around his bushes and it has been keeping the deer away. Connie Get a dog! Big or small -- they love to chase deer away, wolves too. Plenty of death row dogs at the pound. Wolfman Here’s my recipe: (Amounts are for a (1) gallon mixture) 2 egg yolks 1 cup milk 2 tsp. Tabasco sauce (I use the garlic blend) 20 drops of clove oil (can be bought at a health food store) 1 tsp. cooking oil 1 tsp dish soap Mix all and fill the rest with water. I use an old milk container (mark it with skull & bones so no one will mistake it for milk, although the color doesn’t look like milk) I spray my bushes every two weeks and it seems to work great. Rich Larned I love tulips and experimented before I planted 400 bulbs. Since deer dislike daffodils, I completely surrounded my tulips with a bunch of them. Also, when the bulbs begin to surface (deer usually eats them to the ground), I spread an organic fertilizer called “Milorganite” sold at nurseries. The scent of it keeps the deer away from that area. It lasts about 10 days depending on the weather. Then I reapply until blossoms are gone. Heidi Le Bris I let them see me without makeup!!!! Carol O’Malley-Levitan We keep the deer from eating our tulips, hostas, lilies, etc. by spraying them with a homemade spray. Take 6 eggs and put them in blender with about 1 tbls. water. Let them blend for at least five minutes. (Just walk away and do something else in the meantime.) Put the eggs into a trigger sprayer and spray when the first shoots break the ground and whenever new growth appears. We spray thousands of tulips each year with great success. Kathy