Deer 1, Humans 0

One of the reasons we decided to frequent the Public market more regularly is that we can't grow vegetables ourselves.    Although the front yard gets quite a bit of sun, we've decided to keep it looking just like every other front yard..... grass, flowers and trees.   The back and side yards are very woodsy, and therefore not conducive to vegetable gardening.

But the desire for freshly-picked veggies doesn't die easily, and so when I saw the little tomato plants at the Public market, I thought that perhaps one little sunny corner of the world could perhaps be devoted to 4 tomato plants in a window box..... and it was a very successful planting.

However, I forgot about our good friends, the deer.   Ever present, and occasionally seen lounging in our back yard, they have been known to munch on every "deer-resistant" plant ever catalogued.    We tried to strike a friendly truce, but then began to spray that noxious garlicky substance to keep them away from treasured plants (and yes, Dave does the spraying, not me).   On that fateful day of welcoming the tomato plants to our humble abode, we foolishly opted to wait til the next day to spray.

And here is the result!   Poor little guys.    They have now been sprayed, and we'll see if they are able to recover.   Tomatoes in November, anyone?