Good advice.There are natural deer repellents that you can use to keep critters off them.

"I make a mixture of tobacco juice (buy a bag of Beech Nut Chew and soak it in water) and cayenne pepper and put it into a spray bottle.

I spray all around the plant but not actually on them and it seems to keep them away."

"A small infra red trigger and a can of compressed air.
Deer comes near and pssssstttttttt,deer legs it and never comes back"

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