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  • From: Willie McKemie <mf AT austinfarm.org>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Vegetables that deer don't eat
  • Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2009 21:21:01 -0500

On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 09:57:13PM -0400, Erin Bullock wrote:
> I was wondering if anyone has suggestions for good vegetable crops
> that deer won't bother.
> There is a high deer population on my farm, and I am trying to limit
> the amount of fencing I need to construct. I am a 4-acre CSA farm in
> Victor, NY.
> Anyone have experience with deer nibbling potatoes, onion/garlic/
> leeks, sweet corn, squash, cucumbers, melons, sunflowers?

The only crop my deer trouble is southern peas. No trouble on
nightshades, cucubrits, okra, onions, garlic, carrots, spinach, other
greens. I don't normally grow other beans, but I'm sure deer would
eat them. In central Texas.

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