My wintersown toms were doing well. They had a few thumb- sized tomatoes on them. Deer ate the tops of the plants a few nights ago.
They're in their giant cages now, draped with bird netting. The deer have never bothered them when the netting was there. I imagine they could chew through it easily. Maybe they don't like the feel of it ?
Pests are attacking big time this year. Weird mites have attacked the coneflowers. Some bugs ate so much of some zinnias they almost disappeared. Something (deer, rabbits?) ate 2/3 of the Phlox David I bought this year.
Very discouraging.
Karen
