Hello from New Jersey

[bushbass]

Hello everyone. Seems like a pretty cool board here. I'm originally from Morris county but just moved out "to the country" up in Sussex county in New Jersey. I've got a big yard but because there are so many trees around the property it's hard to find a spot for my garden that's in the sun all day, unless it put it smack dab in the middle of my yard which isn't an option right now. Nonetheless, my garden did ok last summer (my first summer in this house). It's about 10'x15'. The deer around here eat EVERYTHING. Even the plants that say that deer won't eat, they pull them out of the ground, chew on them and realize they don't like it, and then spit it right back out. It's kind of a slap in the face, I wish they would just eat it if they're going to ruin it! Anyway, we've pretty much fenced all of our bushes and garden in so it's getting better.

I guess that was pretty long winded for a "say hi" post...

[MKG]

Hi Bushbass and welcome - search for square foot gardening on the net. You'll be surprised what you can get out of a 10 x 15 plot.

[Archie]

Hi Bush, welcome....the answer is to eat the deer, I suppose. Unless they called Bambi.

[bushbass]

last week I came home from work and there were 9 deer in my backyard. I was yelling and making noise and they didn't even run away. It wouldn't be very sporting of me to kill them.

[old tree man]

hI and welcome
All the best
Russ

[red]

last week I came home from work and there were 9 deer in my backyard. I was yelling and making noise and they didn't even run away. It wouldn't be very sporting of me to kill them.

...noo.. but think of the bambi-burgers...

[tim&fatima]

Hello and welcome

[ina]

Hiya Bushbass, welcome to the Ishers!

My garden is currently harbouring a rabbit... Now I know how much damage these beasties do - but I'm almost hoping the cats won't catch it!

[vanessa]

Hello Bushbass,

We used to have the same problem with deer in Scotland. When we fenced the garden all it seemed to do was trap them in. They used to jump over the fence into the garden but seemed incapable or disinclined to jump back from whence they came. In the end we resorted to haunch of vension for Christmas dinner! The final straw was when they polished off my fruit trees. Funny, they never touched the Kale but then neither did we!

Welcome

Vanessa

[Millymollymandy]

Hi and welcome!

[oldfella]

Hi Bushbass

[Thurston Garden]

Ahoy Bushbass!

Eat dem Bambis!