Deer deterrent maintenance

It's easy to become complacent in the fight to keep deer out of the garden area.

I highly recommend you never drop your guard no matter how well the mechanical deer deterrents work.

Last week I noticed how our most important deterrent had stopped swinging due to a rather larger weed blocking its path. It gave me unhappy flash backs of when I had a technical problem with one last year and before I knew what hit me a pair of deer were nibbling on part of the garden in broad day light!


In my opinion the key is constant vigilance. Make a point to check on each one and note any changes in operation. Trim down the surrounding weeds to prevent any obstructing blockage.
 


It's a good idea to have a back up deterrent on hand for any problems you might encounter. This way you can minimize your possible down time which can be  a dangerous window of opportunity for the enemy. Once they break through and take their snack prize it's much harder to keep them out.