Hate to hear that Mr Calvin but the white bags should keep them deer out the garden for sure!! I had the same problem here, the deer mowed down all my purple hull peas, it was certainly a first for me as I've never had a deer problem before!! Looking forward to your update on this sir!! Y'all take care over there!! Dan
Thanks Dan. Yes this is the first time the deer have bothered my garden this early in the season. I looked this morning and I think it worked last night. They deer can do a lot of damage fast. Have a great week, Calvin and Marie
So sorry to see this. Deer ate 20+ of big tomato plants in our three raised beds. We started seedling all 9 varieties from early summer, now they destroyed 8 of them... We have never had to add chicken wires to protect tomatoes plants in raised beds in the past, but lessons learned this year.
Well the next video should be a couple of dear hanging off the meat pole. Hope those bags work, they did the same to me last year with my pepper plants and I took a bar of Irish spring soap and shaved off little pieces around the area and it seemed to work. Take care and God Bless.😎
Thanks for watching and I like your idea for my next video. The bags worked last night. I will try some of the irish spring soap also. Have a great week, Calvin and Marie
Well that is disappointing, glad you have backups. My problems are with rabbits, mostly the little ones who are learning so they taste test everything. Take care.
Thanks for watching. So far I've never had a problem with rabbits. I love seeing the deer and I hate having to put fences around my garden area. I just try to find a happy medium. Have a great week, Calvin and Marie
I believe that the exact same thing just happened to me last night. I’ll try the bag trick or aluminum pie pans tied up around. Thanks for putting up the video. Really helped.
I let those plants continue to grow and they have produced a lot of tomatoes this year. The deer usually get into my tomatoes late in the season but this was the first year that they ate my young plants. Good luck with yours. Have a fantastic week, Calvin and Marie
Hi Calvin and lovely Marie like you said not heard of deer eating tomateo plants before, but what you have done should deter them. STAY safe All the best Bill and Val
Thanks Bill and Val. The deer usually like to eat the small red tomatoes, I just wasn't ready for them this early in the season. Have a fantastic week and stay safe, Calvin and Marie
This just happened to me last night. They ate most of the foliage, does anyone know if they will recover or if i need to just get new plants. All the stalks and about 3 branches on each are left. (I live in the suburbs and we have a serious deer problem.)
I'm so sorry this happened to your tomato plants. Mine did recover and produced tomatoes that year. I usually put string and plastic bags around mine and it usually works.
Oh no!!! Bambi ate your tomatoes!! I'm really sorry. You planted those little things and nursed them along. That would make anyone feel depressed. Hopefully the bags will scare the deer away now, and your next video will be about the deer staying away. You two stay in and stay safe!!
Thanks for watching Patricia. The bags worked the first night. Hopefully they will continue to work. I still have a few that I can set out, so all is not lost. Have a fantastic weekend and stay safe, Calvin and Marie
I got destroyed while I was out working today. I am not a happy camper right now after all the work I put in. I am hoping they can recover....but my cages are built already so I am gonna get those in the ground TODAY and see if they survive...they ate almost the entire plant on some. If they die I'll give it another go cuz my wife REALLY wants her tomatoes...I'm just glad I brought some I had in pots inside this morning before work. Looks like it's time to deer proof even though I live in the city.
I'm sorry to hear that. Deer can be so frustrating. My plants that the deer ate still made tomatoes last year. The plants didn't get as big but I was pleased with the tomatoes that they produced. Good luck with yours, Calvin and Marie
Thanks for watching Karen. It was deer, I can see their foot prints. The bags kept them out last night. I will have to watch them closer now. Have a fantastic week and stay safe, Calvin and Marie
Thanks for watching. So far the plastic bags have kept them out. I just have to watch them occasionally to be sure they don't sneak back in. Have a great weekend, Calvin and Marie
This happens in my yard and garden regularly. My property borders Eno River State Park, and we have herds coming through every day. The only thing that really deters them is double fence electric. Not double strand, double fence. Everything else they just go right on over and in. If you are interested, Google deerbuilder.com. Im not affiliated with them, just have found this works. This type of fence is easy to install and is low enough to the ground to deter groundhogs and rabbits also. We use a solar power pack that mounts right on the fence so you don’t even need to plug it up. Hope this helps. Melody B in NC
Thanks for watching. Most of the people around here do have electric fencing. I just hate to have any type of fencing. We love seeing the deer but they usually don't bother our garden this early in the season. Have a fantastic week, Calvin and Marie
We put up a fence around our tomato beds about 12 years ago to many wild animals around counted 16 deer in the back yard last week we have 36 acres lots of animals.
Thanks for watching. I would love to have that much land. I actually love seeing the deer, I just have to work at keeping them out. About five deer at one time is the most I've ever seen here. Have a fantastic weekend, Calvin and Marie
They don’t touch my tomatoes, nor cucumbers or peppers. They eat most all my beans and peas, left unprotected. Your tomatoes will rebound. Think of it as a hard pruning...
Thanks for watching. Yes they are planted a little early. I've had good luck the last two years setting them out early. We are in zone 7B. The deer usually don't bother my garden until later in the season. Have a great week, Calvin and Marie
@@SouthernCountryLiving Oh heck. We are in zone 7b too. I put two maters out, had to take one back and put it in a container. The other one is hanging in there. Jump started some peppers too and they seem ok. Looks like we frost free though after the morning. Fingers crossed.
@@SouthernCountryLiving Oh nice. I used to live east of you in Waleka, GA on Pine Log Mountain. Used to drive to Cartersville to work now and then. Glad to meet you.
I like the plastic bag idea , hopefully that will give good results . I just noticed we have some ground hog's springing out as well as the deer and wild turkeys . A good dog is about the best protection against mother nature's vegetarians .
Thanks, so far the bags are working. In our county we can't have an outside dog unless it is fenced in or on a leash. Have a great evening, Calvin and Marie
I had the same thing happen to about 8 out of my 35 tomato plants today. They also ate half my bush beans, some sunflower heads, and thankfully some wild weeds. What I don't understand is that I thought tomato leaves are poisonous (solanine) to humans AND animals. So are potato leaves and roots. The potato is just the tuber within the root. Anyway, I'm surprised the deer don't poison themselves by doing this.
Deer can ruin a garden in just one night. They seem to like the smaller plants before they start producing tomatoes. The plants will still grow and produce tomatoes but just not as many. The deer have got me several years. I didn't have a garden this year because of my health but I'm looking forward to having another garden next year.
Calvin, hate to hear them deer have ate some of your tomato plants. I top out my plants when they get so tall and they still do good. They may make it fine like they are. May want to leave one or more just to see for future reference. I topped mine at about 4 feet, so I don't know when they are that young. Have a Blessed Day Friends! Justin
Thanks for watching Justin. You are right about that. I know that after I cut the top out they will quit getting taller and the tomatoes get bigger. If I leave them out there I will probably still get a few tomatoes. I will probably do that just to see how they do. I may turn one of the branches up an see if it will continue to get taller. Have a great week, Calvin and Marie
Thanks for watching Cornbread. Last year the deer got into the corn and okra, the squirrels got the little red tomatoes. This is the first year that deer have bothered my young tomato plants.
Thanks for watching. The deer normally don't bother ours this early in the season. This year the deer seem to be moving around more. So far the plastic bags are working. Have a fantastic week, Calvin and Marie
Thanks for watching. Yes I have the same problem with the squirrels here. They especially love the cherry tomatoes. I have a video from last year of them eating my tomatoes. Have a great week, Calvin and Marie
I’ve been seeing a bunch of deer lately. One of them is an injured doe. It’s hind legs has something wrong with it. It’s sad to see to bits still getting around fairl well.
Hate to hear that Mr Calvin but the white bags should keep them deer out the garden for sure!! I had the same problem here, the deer mowed down all my purple hull peas, it was certainly a first for me as I've never had a deer problem before!! Looking forward to your update on this sir!! Y'all take care over there!! Dan
Thanks Dan. Yes this is the first time the deer have bothered my garden this early in the season. I looked this morning and I think it worked last night.
They deer can do a lot of damage fast.
Have a great week,
Calvin and Marie
So sorry to see this. Deer ate 20+ of big tomato plants in our three raised beds. We started seedling all 9 varieties from early summer, now they destroyed 8 of them... We have never had to add chicken wires to protect tomatoes plants in raised beds in the past, but lessons learned this year.
Sorry about your tomato plants. Yes, the deer can destroy a garden in just one night.
Well the next video should be a couple of dear hanging off the meat pole. Hope those bags work, they did the same to me last year with my pepper plants and I took a bar of Irish spring soap and shaved off little pieces around the area and it seemed to work. Take care and God Bless.😎
Thanks for watching and I like your idea for my next video. The bags worked last night. I will try some of the irish spring soap also.
Have a great week,
Calvin and Marie
mine too!
i am going to spray some spicy hot chilly to discourage them!
I ended up putting plastic grocery bags on posts around the garden and it worked.
Omg same thing happened to my tomato plant . But they didn’t do to the chili plant .
The deer can be so frustrating sometimes.
Calvin and Marie
Well that is disappointing, glad you have backups. My problems are with rabbits, mostly the little ones who are learning so they taste test everything. Take care.
Thanks for watching. So far I've never had a problem with rabbits. I love seeing the deer and I hate having to put fences around my garden area. I just try to find a happy medium.
Have a great week,
Calvin and Marie
I believe that the exact same thing just happened to me last night. I’ll try the bag trick or aluminum pie pans tied up around. Thanks for putting up the video. Really helped.
I let those plants continue to grow and they have produced a lot of tomatoes this year. The deer usually get into my tomatoes late in the season but this was the first year that they ate my young plants. Good luck with yours.
Have a fantastic week,
Calvin and Marie
Hi Calvin and lovely Marie like you said not heard of deer eating tomateo plants before, but what you have done should deter them. STAY safe All the best Bill and Val
Thanks Bill and Val. The deer usually like to eat the small red tomatoes, I just wasn't ready for them this early in the season.
Have a fantastic week and stay safe,
Calvin and Marie
Wow you’re so calm ❤️ I am so upset deer ate all my tomatoes cucumbers watermelon parsley last night I cried
They can ruin a crop in a hurry.
Great 👈🌹
Thanks for watching
Oh no! Our fencing helps but is not totally deer proof. So sorry to see that sir. I hope the bag idea works well.
Take care and stay safe,
Rob
Thanks Rob, it is working so far. I just hate having to put any type of fencing in our yard.
Have a Blessed Easter,
Calvin and Marie
This just happened to me last night. They ate most of the foliage, does anyone know if they will recover or if i need to just get new plants. All the stalks and about 3 branches on each are left. (I live in the suburbs and we have a serious deer problem.)
I'm so sorry this happened to your tomato plants. Mine did recover and produced tomatoes that year. I usually put string and plastic bags around mine and it usually works.
the tomatoes will be fine.just let the suckers do the work and bush out and you will get a better crop
Thanks for watching, that is what I will do.
Have a great weekend,
Calvin and Marie
Oh no!!! Bambi ate your tomatoes!! I'm really sorry. You planted those little things and nursed them along. That would make anyone feel depressed. Hopefully the bags will scare the deer away now, and your next video will be about the deer staying away. You two stay in and stay safe!!
Thanks for watching Patricia. The bags worked the first night. Hopefully they will continue to work. I still have a few that I can set out, so all is not lost.
Have a fantastic weekend and stay safe,
Calvin and Marie
I live close to Kerr Lake, and I just grow mine in a 5 gal bucket on the back deck.
Thanks for watching. I've thought about doing that also.
Have a fantastic weekend,
Calvin and Marie
Shit its venison time!
I got destroyed while I was out working today. I am not a happy camper right now after all the work I put in. I am hoping they can recover....but my cages are built already so I am gonna get those in the ground TODAY and see if they survive...they ate almost the entire plant on some. If they die I'll give it another go cuz my wife REALLY wants her tomatoes...I'm just glad I brought some I had in pots inside this morning before work. Looks like it's time to deer proof even though I live in the city.
I'm sorry to hear that. Deer can be so frustrating. My plants that the deer ate still made tomatoes last year. The plants didn't get as big but I was pleased with the tomatoes that they produced.
Good luck with yours,
Calvin and Marie
Oh no... I wonder if it was rabbits..set you up a camera. We have one..
Thanks for watching Karen. It was deer, I can see their foot prints. The bags kept them out last night. I will have to watch them closer now.
Have a fantastic week and stay safe,
Calvin and Marie
We have deer too! They eat everything that we plant, especially tomatoes. I so understand! We had to put wire screen up.:(
Thanks for watching. So far the plastic bags have kept them out. I just have to watch them occasionally to be sure they don't sneak back in.
Have a great weekend,
Calvin and Marie
This happens in my yard and garden regularly. My property borders Eno River State Park, and we have herds coming through every day. The only thing that really deters them is double fence electric. Not double strand, double fence. Everything else they just go right on over and in. If you are interested, Google deerbuilder.com. Im not affiliated with them, just have found this works. This type of fence is easy to install and is low enough to the ground to deter groundhogs and rabbits also. We use a solar power pack that mounts right on the fence so you don’t even need to plug it up. Hope this helps. Melody B in NC
Thanks for watching. Most of the people around here do have electric fencing. I just hate to have any type of fencing. We love seeing the deer but they usually don't bother our garden this early in the season.
Have a fantastic week,
Calvin and Marie
We put up a fence around our tomato beds about 12 years ago to many wild animals around counted 16 deer in the back yard last week we have 36 acres lots of animals.
Thanks for watching. I would love to have that much land. I actually love seeing the deer, I just have to work at keeping them out. About five deer at one time is the most I've ever seen here.
Have a fantastic weekend,
Calvin and Marie
They don’t touch my tomatoes, nor cucumbers or peppers. They eat most all my beans and peas, left unprotected. Your tomatoes will rebound. Think of it as a hard pruning...
Daggum. That's a sad discovery I am sure! Sorry about that friend. Just curious, seems early. What zone are you in?
Thanks for watching. Yes they are planted a little early. I've had good luck the last two years setting them out early. We are in zone 7B. The deer usually don't bother my garden until later in the season.
Have a great week,
Calvin and Marie
@@SouthernCountryLiving Oh heck. We are in zone 7b too. I put two maters out, had to take one back and put it in a container. The other one is hanging in there. Jump started some peppers too and they seem ok. Looks like we frost free though after the morning. Fingers crossed.
We are in N.W. Georgia just south of Rome, Ga. Yes, I think the frost chances are over now. I'm going to set out five more tomato plants today.
@@SouthernCountryLiving Oh nice. I used to live east of you in Waleka, GA on Pine Log Mountain. Used to drive to Cartersville to work now and then. Glad to meet you.
I like the plastic bag idea , hopefully that will give good results . I just noticed we have some ground hog's springing out as well as the deer and wild turkeys . A good dog is about the best protection against mother nature's vegetarians .
Thanks, so far the bags are working. In our county we can't have an outside dog unless it is fenced in or on a leash.
Have a great evening,
Calvin and Marie
did the bags work? I suffered so much damage to my tomatos because of the deer, I am about to camp outside and take shots at them.
The bags work for awhile but the deer eventually get used to them
That hurts to see them plants ate up, Your bags should detour them. Take care!
Thanks Brett, I hope it works. They didn't get in there last night.
Have a fantastic week,
Calvin and Marie
They got my heirlooms and cherry tomatoes this morning.
Sorry to hear this, I know how disappointing this is. Hopefully they will still grow and produce tomatoes for you.
Calvin and Marie
The same thing just happened to mine. I just brought them home from the store and gone after the 2nd night. So frustrating!
The deer can do so much damage so quickly. They hit my garden again this year.
Sorry to hear. The deer like to sneak in at night and home planted flowers and plants.
Thanks for watching, yes they do. They especially love my tomatoes.
Have a fantastic weekend and stay safe,
Calvin and Marie
I had the same thing happen to about 8 out of my 35 tomato plants today. They also ate half my bush beans, some sunflower heads, and thankfully some wild weeds. What I don't understand is that I thought tomato leaves are poisonous (solanine) to humans AND animals. So are potato leaves and roots. The potato is just the tuber within the root. Anyway, I'm surprised the deer don't poison themselves by doing this.
Deer can ruin a garden in just one night. They seem to like the smaller plants before they start producing tomatoes. The plants will still grow and produce tomatoes but just not as many. The deer have got me several years. I didn't have a garden this year because of my health but I'm looking forward to having another garden next year.
Calvin, hate to hear them deer have ate some of your tomato plants. I top out my plants when they get so tall and they still do good. They may make it fine like they are. May want to leave one or more just to see for future reference. I topped mine at about 4 feet, so I don't know when they are that young. Have a Blessed Day Friends! Justin
Thanks for watching Justin. You are right about that. I know that after I cut the top out they will quit getting taller and the tomatoes get bigger. If I leave them out there I will probably still get a few tomatoes. I will probably do that just to see how they do. I may turn one of the branches up an see if it will continue to get taller.
Have a great week,
Calvin and Marie
Was it squirrels or dear that you had a problem with last year?
Thanks for watching Cornbread. Last year the deer got into the corn and okra, the squirrels got the little red tomatoes. This is the first year that deer have bothered my young tomato plants.
Oh no....so sorry....tomatoes are my favorite thing out of our garden. Deer doesn't seem to bother our garden.
Thanks for watching. The deer normally don't bother ours this early in the season. This year the deer seem to be moving around more. So far the plastic bags are working.
Have a fantastic week,
Calvin and Marie
One time, a squirrel stole a cherry tomato off my plant
Thanks for watching. Yes I have the same problem with the squirrels here. They especially love the cherry tomatoes. I have a video from last year of them eating my tomatoes.
Have a great week,
Calvin and Marie
I’ve been seeing a bunch of deer lately. One of them is an injured doe. It’s hind legs has something wrong with it. It’s sad to see to bits still getting around fairl well.
I have a trail cam now. Where are you seeing the deer at?
@@SouthernCountryLiving I’m seeing it in your front yard and in robbies front yard under his trees In the front yard.
😔
Thanks for watching
Have a fantastic week,
Calvin and Marie