Gardening experts and extension services offer lists of plants that are resistant to various animals. But every list is topped by this warning: An animal will eat anything if it is hungry enough. "We can't convince the deer to read the lists," observes the writer of the website for Count...
Plants that are poisonous or have really thick sap (eg. Jack in the Pulpit). The poisonous plants are the only ones that deer will not eat even if they are hungry. Although if you are going to plant these, you do need to make sure that your pets won’t eat them either. You can ...
There are a few traits to look for when selecting plants deer won’t eat. We refer to them as the “3 Fs and a P” – fine, fuzzy, fragrant and poisonous. If you struggle with deer browsing Read More » Susan Martin November 4, 2024 10 Fall Blooming Perennials and Shrubs Don...
they will eat more than 500 different types of plants -- includingyour tomato plants(Solanum lycopersicum, hardy in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 8 through 11). Unfortunately for home vegetable gardeners, it isn't just the fruits of the plants that suffer. Deer cause ...
Hello friends! Grayson and I recently found out that Deer Garden takes 10% off your order between 3:30-6:00pm. This gives us the perfect excuse for having earlier dinners! By early I mean we get in at about 5:45pm and make our order so we have food by 6p
It’s been a difficult year forplants and wildlifesuffering the stuck weather systems of climate change. A worry for the extremes to come. Continue reading→ It has been the usual busy summer period here at The Secret Acre, since enjoyingthe first produce of spring, punctuated by the sadness...
Really, there’s nothing you can do as a control and there really isn’t a need to do so. As I stated earlier, slime molds do no harm to plants and aren’t dangerous for people or pets. If you just don’t like the look of it, you can reduce the likelihood of it popping up ...
While moles do not eat your precious garden plants or even the roots of your turf grass, the soil piles and raised trails found in the yard can be a real nuisance. The damage moles cause is aesthetic, but it’s understandable why so many homeowners want to send moles packing. Continually...
Don’t let them tame you. ~Isadora Duncan This year, I took the same approach to the inner garden, letting go of many non-natives, especially many daylilies which found new homes and replacing them with plants that support wildlife at every stage of their life cycle. Next year, those ...