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deer, drought and morning glories

S Smithsson

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came back from a week away and something ate my morning glories! i think it was the deer, but thought i would ask you all!

one pic is from ones massing on the ground. another is from them growing on a trellis. both eaten all up!

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Joao Winckler

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yeah almost certainly deer. they'll eat morning glories flat given half a chance, especially once they find something they like. the ground ones are easy targets, trellis ones they probably had to reach for. not a lot you can do once they decide a plant is on the menu unfortunately.

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Our deer ignored Morning Glory in the past, but not this year. They also shortened my Iris which they haven't done before. I believe it's a combination of a drier than average year, hotter than average year, and larger deer population year.

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What kind of tracks were left on the grouns? Sure fire method of ID.

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