"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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I found deer tracks in one of my flower beds where tulips are growing, and
the leaves were munched off 5-6 plants, but not the other dozen or so.
And,
no snacking noticed with tulips elsewhere on the property. Are deer known
for liking tulips, or was this just a taste? FYI, deer own this
neighborhood, and the flower beds they did NOT raid provide them with more
shelter than the one they did.

Or....maybe it was just one deer shopping, and he/she is bringing the
whole
family tonight. scary horror movie music here

Rule of thumb, is if it is green, deer will eat it. They have favorite food
like acorns and apples but browse and bite anything that suits their fancy.
In the winter snows, deer come up to the house and eat the foundation
evergreens. Deer can die of starvation eating evergreens because there is
little nourishment but they die with full stomachs. I just put up netting
to protect young hydrangeas and rhododendron. When I had a garden, the only
crop they did not feed on were the onions. They'd bite a hot pepper maybe
once but enough to ruin the plant. If I could hunt the area, I would.
Frank