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Gardening

GreatGazoo

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8. I don't mind contributing. I plant extra and expect to share some but wow

Reply to elleng (Reply #2)

Fri Jun 19, 2015, 07:01 AM

Jun 2015

they went right down the row and nipped every single one on some rows.

And I really didn't expect them to go after the flowers as well. My host lost about 50% of her earlier zinnias.

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About 70% of my plants got nibbled on in the last 2 days. [View all] GreatGazoo Jun 2015 OP

I can relate. lpbk2713 Jun 2015 #1

My roses (leaves mostly) elleng Jun 2015 #2

I don't mind contributing. I plant extra and expect to share some but wow GreatGazoo Jun 2015 #8

Sounds like what happened when I tried planting glass gem corn. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2015 #3

It may take a full on cage to stop them GreatGazoo Jun 2015 #10

Do they like garlic? Couple of bulbs can make a good concentrate - would be interesting jtuck004 Jun 2015 #4

I have seen some on the internet who advocate male human urine or other human scents GreatGazoo Jun 2015 #9

Where are you? Where I live in PA, the deer are so bad that we do vegetable gardens enough Jun 2015 #5

I'm on two farms in Eastern NYS GreatGazoo Jun 2015 #11

Tall fence. Mr.Bill Jun 2015 #6

Woodchucks will do that too. postulater Jun 2015 #7

Some of these ideas might help. PADemD Jun 2015 #12

"Deer-Out," Dearie NJCher Jun 2015 #13

Liquid Fence works great too. nt B2G Jul 2015 #14