tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7883309291937926612.post5948148708988312344..comments2023-08-10T07:09:11.508-07:00Comments on The Second Half: Gardening with Deer - A Metaphor for LifeAlison Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12725250883303287946noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7883309291937926612.post-86673962574961400532019-04-28T14:44:34.209-07:002019-04-28T14:44:34.209-07:00When I lived in downtown Los Gatos, California, I ...When I lived in downtown Los Gatos, California, I really liked deer. We didn't have any so our garden was great. We moved to the Sierra Nevada mountains where the deer and the antelope roam. They ate everything I planted whether they were supposed to or not. I no longer like them...nope not even a little. We moved to Monterey County and the deer followed us...swear the same ones. I don't like them here anymore than I did there. <br />Well, there always has to be a grump in the group right?<br />evilbarbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11354527969354023876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7883309291937926612.post-20176095415253300972014-05-28T08:37:36.669-07:002014-05-28T08:37:36.669-07:00Katherine, we don't have marauding squirrels h...Katherine, we don't have marauding squirrels here, but every place else I lived the squirrels acted just like yours - one bite out of every tomato. I don't know why they can't remember they don't like tomatoes!Alison Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725250883303287946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7883309291937926612.post-50815094747656940822014-05-28T05:55:37.497-07:002014-05-28T05:55:37.497-07:00I don't have deer problems, most likely becaus...I don't have deer problems, most likely because I live on the outskirts of the city, but I do have squirrel problems. I tried growing tomatoes, peppers, strawberries and the like in containers on my porch for a couple of years in a row. Every time the squirrels would come take a bite out of anything that looked close to being harvested. They wouldn't take the whole tomato or pepper, or strawberry, just a bite out each one. Needless to say I've given up and now buy them from the store. I do have a nice flower garden though which they love to run through and play in. I guess it's all about compromise. :o)Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13752337710626176062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7883309291937926612.post-88835005105800678662014-05-27T13:36:25.805-07:002014-05-27T13:36:25.805-07:00Andi, I knew marigolds were good for keeping rabbi...Andi, I knew marigolds were good for keeping rabbits and some bugs away, but I didn't know about the deer. Alison Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725250883303287946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7883309291937926612.post-71587923062420285592014-05-27T10:17:18.003-07:002014-05-27T10:17:18.003-07:00OH, boy, do I sympathize with this. After years o...OH, boy, do I sympathize with this. After years of happily watching deer come around in my woods, looking very Christmas card-y in the snow, 2 years ago they moved in for the kill. They have eaten all my hydrangeas down to the earth & I can no longer put out pots of geraniums on my front porch and down the steps because they ate all of those. Last year I had to switch to some prickly cacti-like plants in pots. I have no way of putting up 6 ft. fences because of the woods and it seems the only thing they don't eat are marigolds. Soooo, fill your garden with marigolds & sit back and watch the deer!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7883309291937926612.post-41118692745180782262014-05-27T08:41:05.387-07:002014-05-27T08:41:05.387-07:00Liz, I'm trying to adopt that attitude, too. I...Liz, I'm trying to adopt that attitude, too. I really do love seeing them up close. A couple of days ago there was a young buck with fuzzy antlers out front. He didn't eat anything, so I think we're friends.Alison Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725250883303287946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7883309291937926612.post-16411384245367234482014-05-27T04:46:04.806-07:002014-05-27T04:46:04.806-07:00It got much better for me once I became more willi...It got much better for me once I became more willing to share. :-) As in, I plant what I want and they take what they want. I may not have as many flowers and trees as I'd like, but the deer are beautiful to watch. I think it's nice they left your greenery when they took every one of your flowers!Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.com