In a message dated 11/28/98 6:58:21 AM Pacific Standard Time, asidv@fbg.net writes: > Taree wrote: > > The deer don't like the stink weed variety either. They must know > something. > > Soon after moving to the Texas Hill country, being told deer didn't > like marigolds, I planted a flat of what the local nursery called > Marimums -- a kind of marigold that was thrifty, ie, would decently > dropp its blooms as they were spent. Well the only ones I have used for this are the shrub varieties and the deer have never even nibbled. Ofcourse I only plant them on clients lots WAYYYYYYYYy away from the house so they dont have to smell them as they are yucky. Taree (Landscape Contractor/CA)