Deer have been ravaging my garden on and off most of the summer. It has mostly been a minor annoyance. But four nights ago Bambi jumped over the fence and removed not just the rich purple new growth foliage that had recently appeared on about a dozen roses that really needed new foliage, she removed most of the old foliage from virtually every one of the hundred roses in the garden. This could, potentially, set back my rose garden by months, since this was the only new growth on most of them since April. Only a few of the older, two year old plants were spared.
My response is to buy two Contech CR0101 Scarecrow Motion-Activated Sprayers from Amazon.com. May be too late to save some of the roses ravaged by deer this year. But next year, most of the nibbling animals will find themselves wet and cold after munching on rose leaves. Since it can get chilly at night here, even during the summer, my bet is that most of the furry offenders can be trained to stay away.
