limey wrote:
> I have a small herb garden under my breakfast room window - chives,
> parsley, oregano, thyme, basil, lemon balm (don't know why I grew
> that) and, finally, dill. The dill was pretty well finished - had
> formed large seed heads which I planned to cut and dry. Fat chance -
> when I got up, some darned deer had stripped everything on the dill
> plants, right down to the main stems. Where's Elmer Fudd when I need
> him? End of rant.
>
> Dora

Elmer hunted wabbits, not deer Having said that, both are lovely
creatures but they are also creatures of habit. They'll eat your herbs,
your flowers, your tomatoes... You should probably (next year) put up some
gardening cages around your herbs to make them a little more difficult to
get to.

Jill