Milorganite was found to successfully repel deer in Washington DC and protect flowers and plants. Plus it is a great organic fertilizer and will not harm the environment.

Last Fall we planted five large beds of yellow and purple pansies. Our neighbors, especially the four legged variety, liked them a lot. The very next morning, we found evidence that white tailed deer had a feast on our plants. Our local gardening expert had a big smile on his face as he told us that deer in the Washington DC area just love pansies.

After our garden expert got control of himself, I asked him what he would recommend to persuade the deer to leave the pansies alone.

I told him that another salesman had suggested deer scram, but he told me to try Milorganite. He explained that it had a very strong odor that deer don't like. He also suggested that I should spread it in a wide band around the plants that I was trying to protect.

He was certainly correct about the strong odor of the Milorganite. I spread it around the beds in a 24-inch band and also in the narrow space in our yard where I had seen deer before. It seems to have worked. The pansies were spared after the first attack.

Our hosta's in the back yard did not fair so well this summer. They had beautiful purple flowers one day and the next they were gone. Our deer friends were back. So we applied some Milorganite back there.

We planted abut 30 creeping petunias in our front yard to replace the pansies. This time we applied the Milorganite and our petunias were spared. We actually saw three deer right across the street so we know they are still around. We're keeping the Milorganite handy. In case you are wondering, none of our guests have complained about the odor from the Milorganite.

What's Milorganite
Milorganite is an organic nitrogen fertilizer. I has the following qualities:

• Non-Burning – foolproof application. No need to water in! Use in the hottest weather!
• Slow Release– provides uniform growth and a well-established root system,
• Bag Label Rich in Iron– Provides a rich green color and maintains it over periods of heat stress and
• Environmentally friendly– Resists leaching.

Click on the video to see how Milorganite is made and also about Milorganite's history.