[NAFEX] deer-resistant plants
nottke1
nottke1 at earthlink.net
Fri Feb 27 16:40:16 EST 2009
Melissa,
Deer will not eat Maypop or Pawpaw foliage under any circumstances - maybe that is why they don't have thorns?
Rodents will chew into ripe Maypop fruit - they will chew out one side of each one, but not until it turns orange-ish and soft. Best to grow them on a trellis.
Possums and raccoons will munch on dropped Pawpaw fruit that is over-ripe. I keep all fruit picked up and I don't have a problem.
Jim Nottke
NC z7
-----Original Message-----
>From: Melissa Kacalanos <mijwiz at yahoo.com>
>
>I'm making my garden plan now, and hoping I won't have
>to hide all the good plants behind the deer fence. Can
>I get some advice on whether or not these plants are
>reasonably deer-proof?
>
>Thorny plants:
>raspberries
>blackberries
>clove currant
>black currant
>
>Non-thorny plants:
>maypop (which I've never seen, but the catalogs claim
>it's hardy here.)
>pawpaw
>
>Last year, I was surprised that the deer loved eating
>my tomato plants, but left my basil, rosemary, thyme,
>and various alliums alone, so there's no accounting
>for taste.
>
>Melissa
>zone 5, central NY suburbia
Jim Nottke
Pfafftown, NC
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