They’re back. They’ve been going after the raspberries again, the hostas are all “free” of flower stalks, and this morning I found they’d snacked on several of my hot pepper plants. I’m annoyed, and worried about a repeat of last year wherein we go away for a weekend and come home to devastation.
I’m trying to figure out the best way to keep my garden safe. Our best, easiest method is the Irish Spring soap (which we have strung up around the tomato trellis and on one of the raspberries – the one they haven’t eaten). I think I need to scratch up the surface of the hanging soaps to release more scent, and I’ll hang up some more before we leave. We’re not due for rain until next week, so perhaps I’ll grate some up and scatter it around the garden paths.
I’m thinking I also need to pray and beseech the Gods for help in steering the deer clear of my garden domain.