More deer damage
The deer are back in the garden. For
months, I nearly believed that the Predator
Eyes Daddy got me for Christmas worked, but the lack of deer damage
was really just due to plenty of yummy deer fodder in the woods.
Three weeks ago, I saw the first strawberry, okra, sweet potato, and
sunflower leaves get nibbled. I quickly threw row covers over the
strawberries and sweet potatoes.
This week, our sunflowers were eaten in stages over four nights until
all that was left was the stalks. Mark's working on deterrents as
fast as he can, but for now I'm hoping that the sunflowers will act as
trap plants --- you know, like some gardeners plant
sacrificial mustard as trap plants to soak up the flea beetles, only
for bigger prey.
Too bad I only planted one bed of sunflowers. I wonder if they'd
protect the garden if I planted a four foot deep row in a circle around
the entire yard?
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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.
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