Re: deers just love iris

Just a few words to add to the deer advice--different species of deer 
have different preferences/behaviors, etc. so take suggestions that come 
from experience with white-tailed deer with a grain of salt--the only 
information about roe deer in a large reference book I have on deer was 
that they get their full set of adult teeth faster than any other 
deer species--by the time they are 13 months old!  I am sure this is NOT 
good news!!  

One suggestion that may be appropriate is to create a cage for your 
plants using rigid fencing rather than using netting.  I know this is 
likely to be unattractive, but physical barriers are the only things that 
will likely consistently work.  There is research with white-tails that 
shows human urine is NOT an effective repellant.  The only substance not 
mentioned that you might try is to spread a little dried blood (sold and 
packaged here in the US as a fertilizer product) on the ground around 
your plantings.  This is a nitrogen fertilizer, so consider possible 
effects on your plants!

Debbie Green 
Williamsburg, Va Zone 7/8
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