Depending on the type thyme grows in zones 5 9.
Deer proof vegetable garden.
Thyme is an herb that should be in every kitchen and in every deer resistant garden.
In deer proof gardening for instance this can be quite literal since plants that smell offensive to deer can deter them from their favorite edibles.
Perennials and shrubs annuals vegetables and herbs.
We chose the 8 x12 deer proof vegetable garden kit pictured below which is manufactured by maine kitchen gardens.
It prefers full sun and well drained soil.
Trustworthy perennials annuals and bulbs it s worth repeating that nothing is truly deer proof but rather most plants are merely resistant.
Gated garden keeps out deer rabbits and dogs raised beds are 20 high with a convenient walkway garden fencing is 68 high and serves as a trellis ideal for tomatoes cucumbers peas and green beans more to consider from our brands.
Incorporate deer resistant flowers in and around the vegetable garden.
Unfortunately there is no such thing as deer proof veggies however there are lots of kinds of deer resistant plants that they don t like.
Deer resistant garden plants in this category include lambs ear stachys lady s mantle alchemilla siberian bugloss brunnera flowering tobacco nicotiana tuberous begonias heliotrope yarrow achillea ageratum poppies purple top vervain verbena bonariensis and many others.
Plant deer resistant flowers around your vegetable garden as a border.
Below i have organized my list of the top deer resistant plants into four groups.
Planting a garden with edible plants deer don t eat is also a defense.
Fall harvest vegetables shallots southern favorite vegetables soybean spinach sprouting seed squash sweet potatoes swiss chard tomatillos tomatoes turnips vegetables for succession planting watermelon zucchini new peppers new tomatoes quick growing fall vegetables deer resistant vegetables.
So if you have an issue with deer eating plants in your vegetable garden take a while to create a deer resistant veggie garden design strategy.
Our feature on deer proof trees is a good place to start but a variety of perennials and other plantings are excellent choices as well.
Some of the best plants to deter deer are.
You can also plant them within your vegetable garden to protect certain plants.
This should make it easy for you to find exactly what you re looking for.
If you have space you can also plant certain flowers that deer hate.
List of deer resistant plants.
It has 65 square feet of raised bed planting space about half what we had before.