Do deer eat Hostas?

[Claudine]

Hi! We recently moved to a rural area in NJ the deer are plentiful. All of my hostas that I brought with me are all missing big chunks of leaves. We have lots of little critters running around here and I don't know who it could be but think it may be the deer. Does anyone know if the deer could be the culprits?

[dt]

Hate to tell you this, but yes deer just love them! Groundhogs don't seem to bother them - gee at least one thing they don't like.

[Snowwark]

Hi Claudine, welcome!! :)

dt is absolutely right, deer love hostas!

It's weird isn't it.....deer are so beautiful and graceful, it's wonderful to watch them, UNLESS they're eating your plants....whole different story then! :D

Check out this link - Deer Resistant & Less Foriaged Plants (http://www.waterloogardens.com/care_sheets/cs_deer/cs_deer_res_pl.htm) - for some ideas on what kind of stuff they find less appetizing!


Kim :D