Rabbit and deer proof plants

[snohare]

Well, at long last I have somewhere to stay out in the boondocks when my current tenancy finishes at the end of July, and it has a garden. With en suite rabbits nipping through the picket fence, and I daresay the odd roe deer visiting at night.
Any ideas what these darling little furry fellows don't eat, other than potatoes ?
Will broad beans be safe ? ( I can guess the answer !) How about the salsify and scorzonera, or parsnips I am so keen to sow ? Cabbages ? And I thought slugs were bad !
I get the feeling this is going to be another of those "get some netting" threads...
On the plus side, every veggie eaten by the local waskally wabbits will be another little bit of meat for the casserole pot....!

[blito]

you could try oak trees
i dont think they eat oak trees ......

i think beans, pumpkins, tomatoes , asparagus should all be good, failing that get netting

[snakeshack]

they will also eat lead............lock and load!

[snohare]

I like your thinking, Snake shack !
Sadly, deer will nibble oak trees. Hmm, wonder if putting gorse cuttings around the plants will help deter predators...

[rana]

During harder winters deer will eat oak tree bark, which can severely damage or kill the tree.

Talking of predators, I thought there was a plan to re-introduce wolves to Scotland.....................

[TonyF]

No matter how hard thw winters, the deer in my woods never touch the trees, oak or otherwise, lucky I suppose.

As for the WWs, snohare, they're your cousins, how could you think of putting them in the pot Tho being unrelated, I certainly would!

[rana]

No matter how hard thw winters, the deer in my woods never touch the trees

Is there such a thing as a hard winter in the Dordogne ?

[Alice]

Deer don't eat grass Snohare and that's about all. Some stuff they don't eat but they bight the head off to try it. And they eat flowers too - roses and cranesbills are special favourites.

Glad you found a new place. You'll find a way to deal with pests but I'm afraid it comes down to fences.

[TonyF]

Is there such a thing as a hard winter in the Dordogne ?

Minus 8 to min 10 hard enough for you, minus ten rare but minus 8 for the past 5 winters that we know of.

[Alice]

Jings, that is a hard winter Tony. It's rare for me to see temps as low as that.

[Llamas]

The grumpy gamekeeper says that deer and foxes won't jump an uneven fence. We're weaving our own hazel fence here and we jam the shards from the trimmings into the top bits. Remindes me of the spikes on an iguanas back but at least it keeps my chooks unmolested.