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Sat, May 24, 08 at 9:17
| I live in suburban (formerly rural) Maryland where the deer have been displaced by building and development. There is parkland behind my house with a stream, so plenty of deer in my yard.
My deer haven't read the book on what they're supposed to eat, so they try everything - pine trees, forsythia, hydrangeas, etc. I spray, have two 150+ lb dogs, but that hasn't stopped them yet. But my purpose is to tell a different story. Last year I planted Dahlias. After a few got chomped I put chicken wire over them, but that didn't stop the chomping. It was RABBITS! So..... don't always assume that what's eating your stuff are deer! Florrie |
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| Rabbits make a cut so clean it looks as if it was done by newly sharpened shears. Deer make a ragged cut. Easy to tell the difference. |
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