A spritz of Bobbex deer repellent is highly effective. Deer will walk right past their favorite plants (and mine) if they smell of Bobbex. I keep a spray bottle handy and refill from concentrate. A very large container of concentrate... On Thu, Apr 29, 2021 at 9:32 AM Judy Glattstein via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > Here in New Jersey deer do eat trillium. Just this spring I had some > Trillium cuneatum devoured. I throw Milorganite around - it works quite > well if I do that *before* the deer start browsing. > > Judy in New Jersey where summer arrived yesterday, with temperature of > 89.4 degrees Fahrenheit > > On 4/29/2021 12:04 PM, Diane Whitehead via pbs wrote: > > Deer in different areas eat different things, and fawns will sample > almost everything. > > > > However, I find I have been unnecessarily protecting trilliums, which > don’t get eaten here. > > > > Here is what happens in my garden: > > > > Eaten: Bluebells, Crocus, Erythronium, Lilies, Tulips > > > > Not eaten: Anemone, Fritillaria, Galanthus, Iris, Muscari, Narcissus, > Trillium > > > > > > > > Diane Whitehead Victoria, British Columbia, Canada > > cool mediterranean climate warm dry summers, mild wet winters 70 cm > rain, sandy soil > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > > > > -- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus/ > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: BelleWood in Bloom_2021-04_deer browsed trillium.jpg > Type: image/jpeg > Size: 185375 bytes > Desc: not available > URL: < > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/pipermail/pbs/… > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>
