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Deer probably think your hostas are an all-you-can-eat buffet. Here's how to crash their party with smart, humane tips that keep your plants intact.
To help keep your Hostas thriving (and uneaten by deer), we gathered all the best expert tips for keeping the animals away, along with the best Hosta alternatives that deer won't eat. Meet the Expert ...
You know hostas? Those broad-leafed, perennial plants landscapers so often put in shady spots, or on the edges between gardens and lawns? Well, it turns out hosta shoots are edible. Really.
Hosta (plantain lily/funkia) is one of the most popular garden plants, especially for those of us with large shady areas. The leaves come in many textures and colors and the size can vary from the ...
Deer damage hostas by eating the outer leaves first, and they definitely will eat hostas completely to the ground. And they will do this every time that regrowth appears.
Deer, on the other hand, love to eat hostas and will repeatedly defoliate entire plantings of hostas. It will be difficult to maintain hosta plantings in landscapes with a significant deer presence.
The hostas are planted in a shady area, are three years old, and have been happy until this summer. Now they look like the photo, with lacy holes in the leaves. The variegated and non-variegated ...
Michelle Meehan Schrader, a columnist with the Belleville News-Democrat in the IL suburb of St. Louis MO, discusses the ongoing battle with a deer eating her hostas, something that upsets her husband.
How can I keep the deer away from my hostas? That's a tricky problem, as deer are very persistent, will eat almost anything if hungry enough, and are quite good at undoing our plans to stop them!