Damned deer ate my pansies

[LiberalEsto]

A co-worker gave me a beautiful planter of purple and white pansies as a birthday present. I put them out on the front porch. The deer came in the middle of the night and ate every last one. I hate stinkin' white tailed deer.

[mainegreen]

1. Eat the deer.

Justice is served.

:P

[LiberalEsto]

2. Can't fire a gun in my county

Not that I own one. The county does hire sharpshooters to thin the deer herds every winter, but they breed like rabbits.

[mainegreen]

3. Gun? Never heard of a car?

It's the only way to poach deer!

:D

[madinmaryland]

4. Ahh! Have you been to the Roadkill Cafe?

You kill-em, we grill-em!!



:hi:

[mainegreen]

5. Are you saying it exists?

Sweeeeet.
I'm there!

[madinmaryland]

6. Apparently it does. Never been there, though.

[libodem]

7. Is that tongue in cheek?

You gotta love bambie. Lucky you to be living where there are deer! My bunnies have all passed in the last 2 years. I loved them but when I let them run free in the yard nothing was sacred. You wouldn't have thought tomato vines tasted good. I am sorry about your flowers. I'm a flower lover, too.

[LiberalEsto]

8. It's a pity

that I can't grow a plant that will eat the deer....

[DarkTirade]

14. I recommend looking at something in the triffid family.

[Orsino]

9. I am in awe at the thought of the copycats on the way.

But doggone them deers. They know to eat only the plants you care about.

[texas1928]

10. Sprinkle some human hair clippings around the planter.

They will leave it alone.

[zanne]

11. Pansies are deer ice cream!

Surpassed only by Hostas.

[sazemisery]

12. Here's a suggestion

Blood meal sprinkled around your plants has a twofold result. Blood meal is high in nitrogen so it's good for the plants. It is dried, powdered blood so it scares the deer into thinking there is a predator near. I stumbled on this concept quite by accident last growing season. I had spread blood meal around my corn plants and the deer never jumped the fence to eat the corn. After I harvested and removed all the corn and plants, I planted beans (they make their own nitrogen) so I didn't use blood meal. Deer jumped the fence and ate everything but the stalks. I later read about using it as a deer repellent. Don't over-apply as it can burn plants due to the excessive ammonia. Just a suggestion.

[LiberalEsto]

13. Thanks, I'll look into it. nt