Organic spray
1 Bulb of garlic, chopped
1 small onion, chopped 1 t cayenne pepper (I round it in the spoon)
Mix with one quart of water and let sit for an hour
pour through cheese cloth, or whatever you use, add a T. of dish soap, stir lightly and put in sprayer bottle.
I double this, due to the size of our gardens. You will notice fewer squash bugs and in time they are mostly gone, also great for aphids and white fly. We have not had deer, while I neighbors continue to have them.
After I strain all the chopped stuff off. I tie it in a little mesh bag made out of the cheese cloth and place a bag in the corner of each garden, where deer are most likely to travel. No promises, but we have had good luck.
We also have added The Original Nite Guard Solar deer and animal repellants. They have been up two years. One is aimed up the drive and looks like a warning system four two legged intruders. Since they are around the property, they look like a sophisticated system. So far so good. We bought the first one at Ison's Nursery, but Thorn found them cheaper on Amazon. We tie Irish Spring in the orchard, but the rains wash if out fast. We used to use hair, back in the day, when we got haircuts...
Egg shells help around squash, as does diatomaceous earth. We also wrap the base of the stems with foil....Georgia is a never ending bug fest!!!