by Gail K.
To Share a newsworthy piece of information from a Hosta grower:
At the hosta college one speaker shared her secret for
deterring deer and rabbits from the yard or garden………….
she tried all the usual remedies such as hanging bags filled with human hair
or bars of Irish Spring Soap in trees and on bushes….even using coyote or other
predator urine(that is expensive)…………..
she has found that in early spring (deer cut their trails in early March)– free throwing Milorganite around the perimeter of
your yard, in the flower.gardens and repeating that in 3-4 weeks works the best.
she shared that a company in Milwaukee Wisc. came up with a purpose to recycle sewage-=-
this is sanitized sewage from Milwaukee Wisc.— and she says it works.
a deer can smell up to 1/4 miles away and she has seen deer in her neighborhood come out of
a yard near hers and clearly walk past hers……….she also advised, that you do not want to get on a wood
deck or on concrete. Because it is sewage she does not recommend putting into a veggie garden, even
if it is sanitized. But if you have a large yard you just put it around the perimeter to keep them from coming
into the yard at all…………..The best time to buy this is summer or late fall
gk
Monroe County Master Gardener Association 
good info