Here in New Jersey deer do eat trillium. Just this spring I had some Trillium cuneatum devoured. I throw Milorganite around - it works quite well if I do that *before* the deer start browsing. Judy in New Jersey where summer arrived yesterday, with temperature of 89.4 degrees Fahrenheit On 4/29/2021 12:04 PM, Diane Whitehead via pbs wrote: > Deer in different areas eat different things, and fawns will sample almost everything. > > However, I find I have been unnecessarily protecting trilliums, which don’t get eaten here. > > Here is what happens in my garden: > > Eaten: Bluebells, Crocus, Erythronium, Lilies, Tulips > > Not eaten: Anemone, Fritillaria, Galanthus, Iris, Muscari, Narcissus, Trillium > > > > Diane Whitehead Victoria, British Columbia, Canada > cool mediterranean climate warm dry summers, mild wet winters 70 cm rain, sandy soil > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus/ -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: BelleWood in Bloom_2021-04_deer browsed trillium.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 185375 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/pipermail/pbs/…> _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>
