In the Garden

[JimFoxvog]

Worth trying. I expect it might help for a while until the deer get used to it. A tall fence, 9-feet or so, seems to be the only thing that works well--or a dog kept in the garden at night. I've also used the solar-powered blinking lights. Seems to help some.

[Somebody]

Valerie, grow some yellow or orange tomatoes. They have less acid than red ones and some people say they can eat those without causing problems.

The deer left our tomatoes and peppers alone as well as the fuzzy leaved things like pumpkins, cucumbers and squash. They ate my beans & peas and they like to trim our young fruit trees.

[Valerie]

Valerie, grow some yellow or orange tomatoes. They have less acid than red ones and some people say they can eat those without causing problems.

The deer left our tomatoes and peppers alone as well as the fuzzy leaved things like pumpkins, cucumbers and squash. They ate my beans & peas and they like to trim our young fruit trees.

Thank you!
What I understand is that it’s something in the seeds and skin of tomatoes that can affect people with joint pain issues- this is a separate problem then acidity- but- certainly having lower acid would be desirable too!

Since I’m starting small I will go with what you suggest that deer left alone. They pruned my border of Begonias last year but they came back fuller!

[Somebody]

The deer let the potatoes alone, and trimmed off the sweet potatoes.

Try to find a 'meaty' tomato, with less seeds in them if the seeds are a problem.

[JimFoxvog]

Deer love sweet potatoes. Odor repellants work but need to be reapplied after each rain. A fence of deer netting isn't too expensive. The seven-foot standard width might not be high enough. I put it over a two-foot poultry netting fence.

[JimFoxvog]

This past week, we've been working on blackberry pruning.

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After.

We still have some cleanup to do. There are scraps of aluminum foil that we wrapped around the canes to foil the rabbits. We use old carpet between the rows to stop them from spreading and to suppress weeds. When done, we should be able to go safely barefoot in the aisles.

They have nasty thorns. I wear a hard hat, leather gloves, and tall leather boots while working on them.

[temporal1]

i bought a sweet small pot of blooming shamrocks today at the grocers. $1.99 impulse buy!

i was hoping to put them outside.
i had no idea they grow from tiny bulbs.

Country Living / Here's How to Grow a Shamrock Plant
https://www.countryliving.com/gardening ... ock-plant/

Looks like they’ll have to stay in a pot, come inside in winter.

[Wesleyb]

This past week, we've been working on blackberry pruning.
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They have nasty thorns. I wear a hard hat, leather gloves, and tall leather boots while working on them.

Is there a reason you don't grow a thornless variety? That's what I have and it makes pruning much easier.

[QuietlyListening]

Is there a reason you don't grow a thornless variety? That's what I have and it makes pruning much easier.

Also thornless raspberries. My arms and legs have thanked me over and over again.

[Valerie]

i bought a sweet small pot of blooming shamrocks today at the grocers. $1.99 impulse buy!

i was hoping to put them outside.
i had no idea they grow from tiny bulbs.

Country Living / Here's How to Grow a Shamrock Plant
https://www.countryliving.com/gardening ... ock-plant/

Looks like they’ll have to stay in a pot, come inside in winter.

If you plant in the ground, I found out they really spread