About 70% of my plants got nibbled on in the last 2 days.

[GreatGazoo]

11. I'm on two farms in Eastern NYS

Both have 8' fences (and dogs). On the bigger one they spent $32K on an 8' fence but the young farmer they hired can't be bothered to close the vehicle gate every night and there are tracks there. On the smaller one they have let grape vines grow on parts of the fence so 8' gets knocked down to about 6' or less.

I knew the fences were ineffective but wasn't ready to see deer this early. Last year they didn't come until mid July. I may try to plant a couple double rows (bush beans) really dense and cage or tent the rows. Indeed it is a deer's world and we're living in it.

Next up -- Japanese beetles...