Gerry, I have an abundance of critters at my house too, but my daylilies are in the veggie garden with a very tall fence that the deer can't get into. The hosta are around the house, and so far, no deer have jumped our new fence, but we can see where they have tried. I'm sure they'll make it eventually. So, maybe pellets wouldn't be good on the hostas. I'll give the cubes in water a try. Thanks for mentioning that!