Bobbex Deer Repellent Ready-To-Use Deer Deterrent Refill (1 gal.) 66-J2BP-ZJ0U (B550200)

Due to last summer's drought, we had deer decimate first our vegetable garden and then our ornamentals. Although there is likely lots of food in the woods this year, they remembered where they ate last year, consuming my hostas and lilies as soon as they popped their heads above the ground and wiping out my Solomon's seal. My online research directed me to Bobbex. The odor is so foul, I gagged. I intended to use a mask to apply but my husband, who was not so repulsed by it, took over spraying. It is sooooooo effective, we have had no deer activity since!!! This is epic!!! We have reapplied after heavy rain but do not need to do so after light showers. My hostas and lilies have recovered and the newest plants to emerge have had no damage. We started with a small container and are now using a pump hand sprayer using a mixture from the larger refill size. This really saved my garden. Hopefully my husband will continue to spray (close any windows!!!!) but if not, I will do so with a mask.

In the past I've tried cayenne pepper and Liquid Fence without much success. I've used Bobbex spray the last couple years and it has done the job. Protects my lilies and hostas from deer and rabbits. I recommend it.

We just moved to a very high-deer population area so I'm in the process of figuring out what I can and cannot plant to survive the never ending parade of deer coming through the yard. I bought one bush to plant this fall after a lot of research, as everyone claimed it was deer-resistant, would do well in this area, and it was also labeled as such. And as an extra precaution I bought this spray to use as well. So right when I planted it I used a hand pump sprayer to get all the leaves (tops and bottoms) drenched in the solution. I've attached the photo of what the plant looked like when planted and sprayed, and then 2 days later. The deer clearly still find the plant at least somewhat tasty, as they probably ate about 1/4 of the bush. There was no rain during this period to wash it off (though it does say 24 hours after spraying it won't be washed off by the rain anyways). I sprayed it again on the 3rd day, in case my initial soaking of the plant wasn't enough (though the label says frequent sprayings should only be needed when the plant is putting out new growth, and it is currently fall and the plant has not put out new growth that needed to be sprayed in the last 3 days), and then about 30 or 40 minutes later I was out on the deck with a view of the bush and I watched a family of 3 deer come and hang out by the bush and nibble on it. They spent a long time there, with their noses right in the bush, so the smell clearly doesn't bother them much. I've attached another photo of the deer with her nose right in it right when the smell is most potent (sorry it's not great quality, I was pretty far out on the deck and only had my cell phone to snap it). It's very hard to describe the smell. It's not horrible but it's not pleasant either. Rotting mouthwash would be the best way I could think to describe it. I can't smell it a couple hours after spraying unless I put my face really close to the plant though. So as of right now, I'm giving this 3 stars because for all I know, the shrub might have been eaten completely to the ground already if I had not sprayed it with this, I really don't know. I think it's possible that they take a couple bites each and then decide it's not that great and move on, but as I've only used it on one plant and it's only been a week I cannot say for certain if the spray is helping or if this plant itself just doesn't taste that great to them. I plan on doing more experiments with more plants in the future (ie. getting 2 plants of 1 type and spraying one but not the other) and I will update my review when I can reach more of a true conclusion as to whether or not it makes a difference. For now, all I know for certain is that deer will still come through your yard (which I consider a good thing as we enjoy seeing all the wildlife), it does not actually repel deer at all from the plant/area and they will still eat it at least to some extent.

This product works well

This is my third year of use of this product and it works well in my opinion. Our property is near an orchard and we see deer every day in our yard. One time where I sprayed a row of decorative grasses with it and picked 3 that I did not spray and they were "gone" after a week while the others were untouched.