Re: Yet another phlox

"Do you suppose it's because of their obnoxious odor?"
I think it is probably because of the odor.  The most successful deer
repellants (other than fence!) are scent based because deer rely on their
sense of smell to warn them of predators.  If they are surrounded by strong
smells, their predator sensors are "jammed" and they don't like it.  It's
the principle behind scent based deterrents.  Following this principle, you
can often successfully grow plants they like if you surround them deeply
enough with very strong smelling plants that release their scents as the
deer move through them--yarrows, perovskia, nepetas, lavenders, thymes, etc.
Of course, much depends on how heavy the deer pressure is and how hungry
they are.  Around here, the freeze we had for three days in late May killed
all the mast (acorns) in the woods, so we expect deer here to be starving
this winter.  The DNR has waited far too long to begin to control (much less
reduce) the deer herds, and I think we will see invasions of deer like no
one here has ever seen before.
Merri Morgan
zone 5b in WV
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From: <Blee811@aol.com>
To: <perennials@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2002 8:37 AM
Subject: Re: Yet another phlox


> In a message dated 8/17/02 7:28:15 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> mmorgan@wcgnet.net writes:
>
>
> > Boxwoods are also deer proof, very important for more and more of us.
> >
> Do you suppose it's because of their obnoxious odor?
> Bill Lee
>
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