tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post5517839260826770678..comments2024-03-24T10:06:36.115-03:00Comments on Bloomingwriter: Gardening in Nova Scotia: Oh, Deer. The Curse of Many Gardeners.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-51344215149669701722011-02-08T17:43:54.670-04:002011-02-08T17:43:54.670-04:00We have very high deer pressures here, and spent a...We have very high deer pressures here, and spent all of last spring trying, and failing, and trying again to fence them out of the orchard. We've finally succeeded in securing the safety of our fruit trees thankfully, but only after they stripped leaves, flowers and buds from most of the branches. Outside the fence, here at least, we have the best success with Rhododendrons, sages, rosemaryCurbstone Valley Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06714297348566721344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-38116940284040983092011-02-08T10:20:45.510-04:002011-02-08T10:20:45.510-04:00Oh dear~They are beginning to be a problem in our ...Oh dear~They are beginning to be a problem in our neighborhood! gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-4499995439301766482011-02-07T14:04:39.762-04:002011-02-07T14:04:39.762-04:00Despite having deer out the ying-yang in my area, ...Despite having deer out the ying-yang in my area, they don't really bother my garden too much. I have most of the plants you've listed in the 'deer love' category, and they're rarely bothered. I did find a few top branches of a small holly bush chewed off once. And if I plant hot pepper plants in the garden, as soon as they're high enough for the deer to reach in and Kynahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13222304237028745181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-47242906717154511922011-02-07T12:59:28.237-04:002011-02-07T12:59:28.237-04:00Dear Jodi, This posting highlights for me the bene...Dear Jodi, This posting highlights for me the benefits of city living. In Budapest, I have no garden so that is a quick and easy answer to a deer problem. In Maida Vale, deer are seldom spotted and so I have not yet had to take any precautions!! As for squirrels....can that be a topic of a future posting for me?!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-5759465535549577652011-02-07T10:48:20.119-04:002011-02-07T10:48:20.119-04:00Carolyn, (and others), thanks for your feedback. Y...Carolyn, (and others), thanks for your feedback. You make my point exactly--that they'll eat things they aren't 'supposed' to eat, depending on where you live. It's a pain, but I'm glad to hear that Repellex works for you. I haven't tried it because there's no point in ME testing stuff, since i don't have deer problems, but I'm going to see about getting Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-6029062165579040552011-02-07T09:22:20.537-04:002011-02-07T09:22:20.537-04:00Jodi, I live in an area with the highest deer conc...Jodi, I live in an area with the highest deer concentration in the US. When people ask me about deer and a plant, I always say, if applicable, "deer haven't eaten that in my garden." You probably don't want to hear this but in my garden echinacea, heuchera, and tradescantia are favorites on the deer buffet. I highly recommend the deer spray Repellex, made in Canada. It has Carolyn @ Carolyn's Shade Gardenshttp://carolynsshadegardens.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-34238156230469725672011-02-07T00:00:22.482-04:002011-02-07T00:00:22.482-04:00I thought deer problem only happens in the wild, n...I thought deer problem only happens in the wild, not in your beautiful blooming garden!p3chandanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11103679390426867817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-19217777410695920762011-02-06T21:29:50.639-04:002011-02-06T21:29:50.639-04:00You are so lucky to have deer patrol to protect yo...You are so lucky to have deer patrol to protect your lovely garden. Your donkey is a real trooper to be working at her age. What, the horse ignore the deer. Mine didn't. My Arab ran them off all the time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-19669526268598485922011-02-06T21:20:15.787-04:002011-02-06T21:20:15.787-04:00Dear Jodi, Excellent posting! You are right, as a ...Dear Jodi, Excellent posting! You are right, as a Master Gardener this is the most common question I am asked. And you totally nailed the answer. Great photos, too. P xPam's English Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359787694149174369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-74790862439621690002011-02-06T15:10:44.593-04:002011-02-06T15:10:44.593-04:00Jodi, for years I had a constant battle with deer....Jodi, for years I had a constant battle with deer. Seems what they will not eat in one area they might fancy in another so lists of plants are confusing at best. For instance I tried monkshood and lady's mantle and both were eaten. Hanging baskets I thought were out of reach were knocked down and decimated. One of the reasons I love PEI so much, no deer!Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-58264106486405181812011-02-06T14:29:01.804-04:002011-02-06T14:29:01.804-04:00Here in southern New England I've used two con...Here in southern New England I've used two contradictory methods in the perennial garden: I planted icky tasting plants in front of the ones they like, to keep them away. It sort of worked. <br /><br />I have also put in sacrifice plants (a stand of turtlehead off to the side, which spreads and reblooms after each browse) which deer love, and let them have at that; it tends to keep them outLaurriehttp://laurries.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-56312404957412320802011-02-06T14:19:32.084-04:002011-02-06T14:19:32.084-04:00Oh Dear...those poor things have to eat too don...Oh Dear...those poor things have to eat too don't they but just not in our gardens))). Think you could add Baptisia to the list of plants they avoid but as you say, they seem to try anything once.Gardeningbrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10709940044197929905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-87990795959850100772011-02-06T14:01:07.710-04:002011-02-06T14:01:07.710-04:00Down here in Dorset, in southern England I count m...Down here in Dorset, in southern England I count my lucky stars that we have no deer in the garden...I have worked on gardens just a few miles away and when they used to eat the rose buds it was so heart-breaking...lovely creatures in the fields or woods but not in the garden...mike 'hazeltree' thompsonhttp://www.englishrosegarden.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-50450019229420066282011-02-06T13:53:10.354-04:002011-02-06T13:53:10.354-04:00We're lucky that deer is not a problem in our ...We're lucky that deer is not a problem in our garden. We have other pests, squirrels!!meemsnychttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584936035577822444noreply@blogger.com