The deer and who knows what are wreaking havoc here. I bought a bunch of mothballs, and was surprised at the price, as I thought they were practically free. Lord, do they stink! I recognized the smell from somewhere, some time long ago and forgotten. I have sensitive nose and eyes, and the things made me nauseous RIGHT NOW.
Anyway, I put a few down and the damage stopped on my lillies and none to Hostas so far and it stopped on the young lilaces (yes, liliacs). And they survive the rain and lawnmower discharge better than I expected. So I did a search on them to see if they will hurt plants, as I have a LOT more to plant and, oh, man! They are regarded as DDT on steroids.
So, from normies, I seek common sense experience. Will they hurt the plants over the growing season? I’m using two to a plant, more or less, on the ground. To me, the whole area stinks to high heaven, but I can take it.
Anybody else use them?
In the movie; “The Rookie”, they put human hair on the baseball field to deter the deer. Maybe worth a try.