Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Deer will eat whatever’s seasonally abundant and available, so their diets change throughout the year to include things such as fruit, vegetables, mushrooms, grass, acorns, and crops.
Hosta leaves and stems are eaten by deer, rabbits, slugs and snails, and the roots and rhizomes are eaten by voles, all of these can cause extensive damage to collections in gardens. Some varieties seem more resistant to slug damage, which is more prevalent later in the growing season, than others.
So do your best to plant deer-resistant types of plants and protect your favorites with a natural barrier. Then try repellent as an additional measure, and hope for the best.
The fall is when the male deer, the bucks will rub their antlers on the smaller trees. They do this to prepare for fighting other males during mating season. The damage from the rubbing can ...
The substance of the leaves is among the thinnest of hostas, making them particularly subject to slug damage. All hostas are attractive to deer. All hostas are attractive to deer. The flower scapes of all H. 'Undulata' cultivars are tall and offer pale lavender blossoms which are very attractive to bees.
Hostas are an old favorite in the perennial garden, with good reason: They’re reliable, long-lived shade-loving plants that come in an array of pretty hues from chartreuse to blue-green. The ...
Deer and specifically mule deer feed on C. integerrimus. Porcupines and quail have also been observed eating the stems and seeds. [13] Nutritionally leaves are a good source of protein and stems and leaves also contain high levels of calcium. However, nutritional quality of leaves is seasonal and appears to be best from fall to early spring. [5]
Many other fall perennials can usually be cut back in spring, but hostas are different. Brown decaying foliage makes the plant's crown susceptible to garden pests and rodents.