SedonaDebbie said: I agree with Stone and SallyG. Don't cut the plants down. Leave whatever leaves and stems they have left on them to photosynthesis as much as possible and try to recover to the best of their abilities and hope most of them survive.
And you said you wanted to.... B) keep the deer from seeing my garden as their go-to salad bar for the rest of the season. I'm afraid that is a waste of efforts and far beyond our capabilities! Sorry, but they've seen it, they've eaten it and they will remember it and be back.
The deer crowd into my front yard for 2-3 months and then disappear for 2-3-4 months. I used to think it was random but now I know better. In March hundreds of royal purple iris bloom in my front yard. They are supposed to bloom for 4-6 weeks but they would all be gone just a couple of days later. Every last flower! I originally thought it was because of the intense winds we get at that time each spring. Just blew the blossoms off. It wasn't. The deer keep a tighter schedule than Saint Nick on Christmas eve. They do the same thing when all the beautiful yellow birds of paradise bloom in June. They show up just 1-2 days after they start to bloom and enjoy the delicacy. They have a memory as good as any elephant that lasts for years!
Very few things ever work besides a tall fence or big dogs. And I'm sorry for your loss.
Debbie
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