@lioness : Not sure which area/temperate zone of the US you used to garden in. I’m impressed by the organic/natural deterrents you found to minimize damage by pests or animals. Some (proven) negative: today - meaning, these past few years - you can put whatever hair you want onto any plant, and the deer will just east the next one in line. That old remedy has come and gone. At least here. My main fiend are raccoons. The love figs. But only once the fruit is perfectly ripe. So I check the figs in the evening, thinking 12 more hours would make it perfect, and the ‘coons jump the gun. Morning comes, figs are halfway gnawed. I don’t begrudge the occasional snack, but it is really frustrating to lose 3/4 of your fruit harvest, being chewed on and then left on the ground, or even on the branch. For anyone suggesting netting: Been there, done that. Overlaps joined with clothe pins. FYI: raccoons can open them. Tried wrapping almost - ripe figs with alu-foil. Next morning I had silver balls under the fig tree. So there’s a challenge: other than getting another dog (and keeping it outdoors, which we never did) , any ideas? NO, I really don’t think the motion animated water sprays, light-up things, or music/noise (really? we also want to sleep) work. Still, perhaps something interesting comes of this post.