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Originally Posted by MalcolmX  next problem i have a mother and 2 fawns in my field that do not enter my (cultivated) garden but a young buck that is hanging about has ravaged my veg plot ,ate the tops of of 60 roses ruined 90 sweet pea plants ate all the tops from my strawberries and devastated all my potted lilies as well as various small items although i am fenced all round he gets in by jumping over the fence
i do not want to cull this buck but i cannot see any alternative , any ideas please |
I don't like to be the bearer of bad news but there is not a lot you can do about the deer.
I have a similar problem and have tried everything. I have decided that my only option is to plant things they do not eat (although if they are REALLY hungry they would eat those anyway
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There was a thread about this some time ago and someone provided a list of the plants that deer don't usually eat.
Flowers that deer don't eat.
The only other thing is a fence that is so high they cannot jump it. I was unable to do that in my garden.
So, bottom line - plant things they don't usually eat and then try to convince yourself that you would rather have deer than all those lovely flowers
Good luck.
Jenny
PS. If you find a magic solution, please let me know!