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Comment by F, Calla & Luca on October 9, 2016 at 4:47pm

Sadly I can't use any bulbs. I am impressed that Blake is in a college preschool :-)

Comment by Adina P on October 9, 2016 at 4:13pm

If any of you need bulbs and still have time to plant in your area before the ground is frozen, my son's preschool is doing a bulb fundraiser.  Check out the selection here:  http://groups.dutchmillbulbs.com/wallawallacomcollegepreschool.php

Comment by Ricki and Tara (doodle) on October 7, 2016 at 10:27am

Anne, I checked with my BIL who farms 20 rural acres growing the same types of veggies we have in our garden. I asked him how he keeps the deer out and he said they didn't have a problem with them. It seems in Oregon the deer have discovered that the safest place with the best food is the suburbs! 

Comment by Anne & Mr. Haley on October 7, 2016 at 5:17am

Ricki and Mary Ann, You both experienced what I feared when I moved from the city to the country.  I spent a lot of time studying deer proofing (before the internet-very time consuming).  The best deer proofing is a fence at least 7' high.  Fortunately for us, we have had very little damage in 20+ years and no fencing.  We find deer tracks in the garden from time to time but they only nibbled on the kale once.  The county I live in is very rural with a high deer population.  Deer control comes every November in the form of deer hunting season.  I hate it but it is a necessary evil.  A farmer can lose $20,000 to $30,000 in crop loss.

Comment by Ricki and Tara (doodle) on October 6, 2016 at 8:17pm

Thanks F, I'm hoping the flowering plants will return in the Spring.  The weather is mild enough here that many of our vegetables winter over and get new growth in the Spring too. So we'll have to see what happens.  No talk about deer control here yet but I can see how it could become a topic of interest! 

Comment by F, Calla & Luca on October 6, 2016 at 7:45pm

So sad Ricki and Maryann. My deer fence has been a blessing. The town has been debating deer control for a couple of years.

Comment by Ricki and Tara (doodle) on October 6, 2016 at 7:31pm

Maryann, I'm learning that the deer didn't get the memo about what is and is not deer resistant!  So far the survivors are the sword ferns, brunnera, lungwort and coleus.  That's about it. So sorry about your bougainvillea- 5 out of 50-ouch!They are beautiful and apparently delicious too!

I swear that buck stopped eating and posed for the camera when he saw me! He was not at all intimated by me! DH just said that the Swiss chard is GONE.  The plants were about 2 feet high and in full leaf and now they are 2 inch sticks. 

Comment by Maryann,Roo and Tigger on October 6, 2016 at 6:37pm

Great shot, beautiful buck and how thoughtful of you to feed him!  I feel for you!!

I live with deer also.  Las year I (had) planted 50 10 gallon bougainvillea - very deer resistant.  They were planted to stabilize the hillside.  I have 5 left  - those are too close to the dog run I think and are therefore more "deer resistant".  I would post a photo but it is dark and even in daylight there is very little left to photograph!

Comment by Ricki and Tara (doodle) on October 6, 2016 at 6:05pm

We're in the middle of a fence replacement right now-you know, the part where  your old fence is down but the new one isn't up yet?  Our yard and garden are disappearing!  So far the deer have taken out the honeysuckle, clematis, columbine, violet and coreopsis.  We covered the veggie garden with floating row covers but it was a joke! They tore open the lightweight covers and dug under the heavy ones. They then decimated the Swiss Chard (their favorite), Italian Kale, cucumbers, carrot tops, strawberry plants and raspberry plants. Sigh. :(  DH put up barriers to stop them in the veggie area but they just laughed at them. Here's one marauder I caught in the act!

Comment by Janie, Jackson and Jilly on June 2, 2016 at 4:19pm

Linda, love the rock!!

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