On Tue, 03 Jul 2007 20:11:46 -0700, Thistletoes wrote:

Just an FYI to all who grow radishes. Beware. Deer love the tops.
They've pulled most of my nice fat radishes up just trying to nip off
the greens. I didn't expect this since radish tops are hairy but I was
wrong. Also discovered that deer like the Jerusalem artichoke leaves
that are just emerging from the ground. Again, very prickly, hairy
leaves, yet the deer like them. There are plenty of other goodies to
eat around here - non-veggie garden treats, but apparently what I am
growing is delicious. Additional fencing is going up even as I write.
Deb

Have you tried hanging bars of soap around your garden? I was at the
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller national park a couple of weeks ago and they
had soap hanging on poles around all of their gardens. The ranger said
that it deters dear. I don't know if it actually works but you could give
it a try.