#deerinthegarden

[epsilontauri]

guests in the garden #deer #deerinthegarden #deerinthebackyard #wildlife #nature #doe #darknature #cute #yeshellopleasestayfordinnerwehavejucygrassenjoy

[vincentdesjardinsdraws]

My “Deer in the Garden” design is my entry for Spoonflower’s “From My Window,” challenge. It was inspired by a common scene in my garden view from my office window. I based it on a sketch that I posted yesterday and the sketch was actually inspired by a photo I took from my window. #spoonflower #spoonflowerdesignchallenge #spoonflowerdesigner #spoonflowerfabric #deerinthegarden #surfacepatterndesign #surfacepatterndesigner #textiledesigner #vinpauld #vincentdesjardins https://www.instagram.com/p/CMpcaaeHskh/?igshid=er48awyn3ouo

[tskdesignthings]

After 4 years, one finally jumped our fence. #deer #deerinthegarden #invasion #organicgardening #organicgarden #urbangarden #urbangardening #lawnalternative #growyourownfood #homeharvest #raisedgardenbeds #containergardening #gardenfence #gibsons #gibsonsbc #sunshinecoast #sunshinecoastbc #canada #unwelcome #unwelcomeguest (at Gibsons, British Columbia)

[thecatholicbadwolf-whowaited]

Well that was an interesting sight to see. #deer #deerinthegarden #nature #iliveinthewoods

[tupperval]

Vintage Meadow Heirloom Seeds vs. Deer in the Garden

Good Morning, Here is Northern Wisconsin we are digging out from a major winter storm today.  Schools were closed yesterday due to the icy, snow-covered roads.  So who is thinking about their Spring Garden?  I am!  As the owner and operator here at Vintage Meadows it is my job to think Gardening all year round!  I love looking through the seed catalogs as they come in the mail and dreaming about what new varieties of plants, flowers and vegetables would do well in my gardens.  Truthfully, as long as the item would work in this climate zone and my soil type is compatible it is just a matter of putting the work in to find it the right location (amount of sunlight), prepare the location (work the soil and add any amendments that may be needed), plant and then make sure to take care of the new plant until established.  

Even easy-to-grow plants take some amount of work and are not entirely work-free on the top-side, but after these plants are established they should be fairly care-free and manage themselves with careful observation.  However, there is always that problematic pest in the garden who may make it their business to make your BUSINESS a little more of a problem.

In our area, we are bothered by deer.  Deer can be beautiful to look at from a distance but they are a hazard on the road (many, many deer vs. car accidents each year, some which can be fatal).  Deer are also destructive!  First of all, they will eat almost anything when they are hungry.  Plants that are labeled as deer resistant are never entirely deer proof because no one has explained to the deer that they DON’T eat that particular plant, they decide.  Second, what they don’t eat, they can trample with their hooves.  Last year I lost many, many expensive mature plants not because the deer ate them, but because they decided to walk all over them and destroy them.  

So our answer was a good electric fence, which stays on from the time the ground thaws in the Spring till it freezes hard in the Fall.  So far, so good.  

I fully realize that deer are, sometimes, smart creatures and will at time outsmart a good electric fence.  I would love to hear from other what you have done to outsmart the deer in your life.  Please feel free to share your suggestions!  

Thanks, Valerie 

Vintage Meadows