For area residents looking to maintain a garden, there’s always a concern of different animals and creatures ruining plants and vegetables. One of the most common animals to cause damage to a garden are deer, and unless a gardener is able to afford the installment of an 8-foot fence, it can be difficult to keep them away.
During the March 8 edition of Gardening in the Ozarks, host Vicki Garner said deer enjoy eating many different kinds of plants, especially hostas. She says one thing a gardener may be able to do is plant a hosta near another item deer don’t particularly care for.
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Garner says there are other plants deer will often avoid.
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Garner also says there are different vegetables an individual can interplant in an effort to keep the deer away.
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Garner’s gardening tips can be heard during Gardening in the Ozarks Saturday mornings at 10 on KTLO-FM.
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