Sharon asked about deer repellent. A person can try all sorts of topical stuff - cayenne pepper on the plants for instance; human hair scattered about; cougar poop among the fronds (or get a cougar - they get rid of deer. But then you'd have a cougar). Eventually the deer will get at the plants unless you put a fence - run a wire about a foot above along the top of the fence - they don't like jumping over something they can't see, but can sense is there.
I live in deer country. I now plant what they don't eat in the unfenced areas of the garden, approx half an acre's worth - and two small fenced areas for the plants I really want to grow that are also gourmet salad for deer (hollyhocks and chrysanthemum in one area, a climbing rose in another). Deer tend to avoid yellow-flowered plants (roses and tulips excepted); they don't like herbs; they leave my tomato plants alone but they love legumes. I don't grow those. Deer will also eat what they don't like, when there's nothing else available. They are grazers though - unless it's really yummy they don't usually eat a whole plant to the ground (roses and tulips especially!). Any other plants that I want that aren't suitable for the soil in the fenced areas, I put in pots on my porch. I have yet to have a deer walk up the steps to the porch; and they can't reach the windowboxes either. That is my free advice for today ;) bye for now Bev in the woods near Sooke, BC (west coast of Canada) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED]
