I’ve mentioned many, many times before that we have a deer problem here. Which is really weird, because I live in the busiest part of my small town, and I’m only a few miles away from a city. These deer eat EVERYTHING. I hate them, I do. They are eating machines on springy legs. If I could hit the backside of a barn (and was allowed to in town), I’d plug these critters full of lead and have them all for dinner.
OK OK I’m exaggerating!!!
I’d eat ONE of them for dinner. And give the rest away. Gah! These deer make me mad.
I was upstairs a few days ago, at dusk, and looked out the window. What did I see? These mangy varmints!
I counted TEN of them! The photos are poor, sorry. But can you see their evil, glittering eyes? They have intentions of eating everything I plant, they do! Then they leave their dainty little droppings alllll over my yard– the NERVE! First they chew up all my precious vegetation, then insult me by using my yard as their Toto toilet.
Unbelievable. I’m beyond upset. What the heck do I do?!
31. March 2010 at 10:11 am
That is a lot of deer. One thing that you could do is put electric fence around your garden if that is what they are eating. You could also put some scary things up in the yard that make noise. Or you could get some firecrackers and throw them out in the yard when they are there. That might be dangerous for you though. Put up plastic bags.
Hope you can figure something out.
Have a great day.
31. March 2010 at 11:33 am
I feel your pain, absolutely!! There are motion triggered water sprayers called “Scare Crow” that might be good for your setup. Another thing: Plant lavender, rosemary and other scented foliage plants all over. Deer don’t like to get the smell on themselves since it makes it harder to smell a predator. Do you have a dog? If your yard is fenced that could be a good deterrent. I knew a gardener that had talk radio on a timer that turned on and off and that freaked the deer out.