Deer and other pests

[fisherman34]

I live in zone 5b near the Illinois/Indiana border--the whitetail deer here are prolific, and I was wondering if the deer will eat the foliage of the watermelon and muskmelon plants that I am about to transplant into a garden plot. The garden plot is on a farm in a spot that was in field corn the previous year. I know I might need to watch out for cucumber beetles, but wan't sure about the deer.

thanks, AP

[noone_atall]

They'll not only eat the foliage, and they're especially "Hell On Wheels" on melons when they begin to ripen.

[D.Reid]