We don’t have a lot of fences in our neighborhood. As a result, we often have deer in our yard and this time of year we seem to have lots of them. The young ones, especially, haven’t figured out what they’re not supposed to eat according to the “Sunset Garden Book.” This year one or more of them decided that nasturtiums qualified as a good meal and mowed through a good third of mine. That’s a first. I think I know which one it is. I shoo’d it away just as it was about to sample my iris, another plant that’s supposed to be deer resistant.
Hunger is a strong motivator to make one eat anything.
Quite a pair!
My parents had a small vegetable garden at their home in our province’s cottage country- mostly for certain beans that weren’t readily available at markets or grocery stores. One summer the deer ate the whole lot, and Dad said, “that’s the last time I ever plant vegetables.”
William, my vegetable garden is behind fencing. And next year more of my flowers will be in the same enclosure.
My wife’s grandmother used to run out and bang her pot and spoon to get the deer out of her garden. Sometimes it worked and other times it didn’t. The young one needs to learn or else. 🙂
I think that nasturtiums are delicious in salads, too! Smart deer!
Such sweet intruders Kay. I’ve heard nasturtiums are tres tasty 😊