How to I get deers to stop eating my vegetable garden?
I have a vegetable garden and deer keep on eating my plants. I have put up fence but deer keep on jumping in (obviously) how do I get deer to stop eating my plants and fruit trees?
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Answer by blueroseinbloom
Place four or 8 poles around your garden depending on how big it is. Instead of fencing you should use a strand of plastic about 2 inches wide or so.. color does not matter. Hand lengths of the same plastic 2-3 feet long ...2-3 on each side of the garden. The parts hanging down will flap in the wind and scare the deer away. A friend of mine swears by this method.
Or you can plant hedges around your garden that are deer resistant. You should check to see if any of these will grow in your area.
List of deer resistant shrubs, sorted by scientific name
Scientific Name Common Name
Amelanchier canadensis Serviceberry - Shadblow
Amorpha canescens Lead Plant
Aronia arbutifolia Red Chokeberry
Artemisia Wormwood
Artemisia dracunculus Tarragon
Artemisia schmidtiana Silver Mound
Artemisia tridentata Big Sagebrush
Baptisia australis False Indigo
Baptisia tinctoria Wild Indigo
Berberis Barberry
Berberis koreana Korean Barberry
Berberis thunbergii Japanese Barberry
Berberis trifoliolata Agarita
Buddleia davidii Butterfly Bush
Buxus Boxwood
Buxus microphylla Littleleaf Boxwood
Buxus sempervirens Common Boxwood
Cactaceae Cactus
Callicarpa americana Beautyberry
Calluna vulgaris Heather
Calycanthus floridus Common Sweetshrub
Calycanthus occidentalis California Sweetshrub
Caragana arborescens Siberian Peashrub
Caragana aurantiaca Pygmy Caragana
Caragana frutex Russian Caragana
Caragana maximowicziana Caragana Maximowicz
Caragana pekinensis Pekinese Caragana
Caryopteris clandonensis Blue Mist Shrub
Ceanothus velutinus Snowbush Ceanothus
Cephalanthus occidentalis Buttonbush
Chaenomeles japonica Japanese Flowering Quince
Choisya ternata Mexican Orange
Clethra alnifolia Sweet Pepperbush
Coprosma repens Mirror Shrub
Cornus alba Red Twigged Dogwood
Cornus drummondii Roughleaf Dogwood
Cornus sericea Red Osier Dogwood
Cornus stolonifera Osier Dogwood
Cotinus coggygria Smokebush
Cotoneaster Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster apiculatus Cranberry Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster congestus Pyrenees Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster dammeri Bearberry Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster horizontalis Rockspray Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster salicifolius Willowleaf Cotoneaster
Cytisus Broom
Cytisus scoparius Scotch Broom
Dictamus alba Gas Plant
Elaeagnus angustifolia Russian Olive
Elaeagnus commutata Silverberry
Elaeagnus pungens Silverthorn
Elaeagnus umbellatus Autumn Olive
Ficus Fig
Forsythia Forsythia
Forsythia x intermedia Showy Forsythia
Halimodendron halodendron Siberian Salt Tree
Hamamelis virginiana Common Witchhazel
Helleborus Hellebore
Helleborus niger Christmas Rose
Helleborus orientalis Lenten Rose
Hibiscus syriacus Rose of Sharon
Hippophae rhamnoides Sea Buckthorn
Hydrangea quercifolia Hydrangea - Oakleaf
Hypericum prolificum St. John's Wort
Ilex aquifolium English Holly
Ilex cornuta Chinese Holly
Ilex crenata Japanese Holly
Ilex glabra Inkberry Holly
Ilex verticillata Winterberry Holly
Ilex vomitoria Dwarf Yaupon
Ilex x 'John T. Morris' John T. Morris Holly
Ilex x 'Lydia Morris' Lydia Morris Holly
Juniperus Juniper
Juniperus chinensis Chinese Juniper
Juniperus communis Common Juniper
Juniperus horizontalis Creeping Juniper
Juniperus sabina Savin Juniper
Juniperus scopulorum Rocky Mountain Juniper
Juniperus squamata Singleseed Juniper
Kalmia latifolia Mountain Laurel
Kerria japonica Japanese Kerria
Kolkwitzia amabilis Beautybush
Lavandula Lavender
Leucophyllum Barometer Bush
Ligustrum Privet
Ligustrum vulgare European Privet
Lindera benzoin Spicebush
Lonicera Honeysuckle
Lonicera sempervirens Trumpet Honeysuckle
Mahonia aquifolium Oregon Grape Holly
Mahonia bealei Leatherleaf Mahonia
Melianthus major Honey Bush
Michelia fuscata Banana Shrub
Myrica cerifera Wax Myrtle
Myrica pennsylvanica Northern Bayberry
Nandina Nandina
Nandina domestica Heavenly Bamboo
Perovskia atriplicifolia Russian Sage
Philadelphus Mock Orange
Philadelphus coronarius Sweet Mock Orange
Pinus mugo Mugo Pine
Potentilla Cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa Shrubby Cinquefoil
Prunus americana American Plum
Prunus caroliniana Carolina Cherry Laurel
Prunus fruticosa Groundcherry
Prunus laurocerasus Cherry Laurel
Prunus tenella Dwarf Russian Almond
Pyracantha coccinea Scarlet Firethorn
Pyracantha 'M. Roemer' Firethorn
Rhamnus Buckthorn
Rhamnus cathartica Common Buckthorn
Rhododendron 'Olga Mezitt' Olga Rhododendron
Rhododendron 'PJM' PJM Rhododendron
Rhododendron roseum Rhododendron
Rhus aromatica Fragrant Sumac
Rhus lanceolata Flameleaf Sumac
Rhus ovata Sugar Bush
Rhus trilobata Skunkbush Sumac
Rhus virens Evergreen Sumac
Rosa 'Betty Bland' Betty Bland Rose
Rosa 'Haidee' Haidee Rose
Rosa laevigata Cherokee Rose
Rosa rugosa Rugosa Rose
Rosa virginiana Virginia Rose
Rosa wichuraiana Memorial Rose
Rosmarinus officinalis Rosemary
Rubus Thorny Blackberry
Salvia
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Garden mothing 2011 #36, 25 August
Vapourer, Orgyia antique, male.
I had to take a bit of a break from mothing when I went away. This session on my return wasn't a particularly good one, with very few moths seen and heavy rain arriving in the early hours.
An unexpected moth was a Waved Umber. This is one I've only ever seen before the end of May/early June, so suggests a second generation.
Orange Swift 1
Small Dusty Wave1
Garden Carpet 1
Common Carpet 2
Common Marbled Carpet 1
Waved Umber 1
Willow Beauty 3
Vapourer 1
Turnip Moth 1
Shuttle-shaped Dart 2
Large Yellow Underwing 13
Lesser Yellow Underwing 5
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 1
Setaceous Hebrew Character 8
Six-striped Rustic 1
Square-spot Rustic 10 NFY
Common Wainscot 1
Mouse Moth 1 NFY
Common Rustic agg. 2
Flounced Rustic 4
Burnished Brass 4
Gold Spot 1 NFY
Silver Y 1
Straw Dot 6
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