Re: Ah, spring

I understand your frustration. A friend of mine has had them eating Monkshood, and one of my clients had a deer take the plastic ear of corn from the fall wreath on the door. When it gets to that stage, harvesting is needed. If the deer population isn't reduced, they will soon destroy the native habitat, too. Forest succession ceases, and not only will the deer starve, but other wildlife, too. 


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----- Original Message ----- From: <Aplfgcnys@aol.com> 
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 1:51 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Ah, spring



So far, daffs have been safe, but last year the deer ate so many
things that they never touched before that I don't trust them any
more.  Last year, for the first time ever, they ate artemisia,
monarda and rue (Ruta graveolens).  I had always thought those
three were completely safe.  So now I don't feel I can trust anything.
It's really depressing.
Auralie

In a message dated 3/29/2008 1:43:36 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
pulis@mindspring.com writes:

You're the first person I've heard of who's lost Hellebore blooms to deer.
They normally ignore them in even the most badly deer-infested neighborhoods 
here.  Deer (and squirrels and rabbits) ignore Daffs, too.


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