Deer and Tomatoes
09-04-2005, 05:08 AM
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: West Central WI
Posts: 35
Deer and Tomatoes
Just in case anyone was wondering deer apparently do not like tomatoes. At least not when they have better stuff around like clover,corn and sorgum. Our garden is overflowing with tomatoes so I threw a bucket out in front of my camera. Don't think a single one has been eaten and they have been there a week.
Useless info I thought I would share.
Useless info I thought I would share.
09-04-2005, 05:17 AM
#2
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: WC FL
Posts: 26,323
RE: Deer and Tomatoes
Scientific Name
Lycopersicon esculentum
Common Name
Tomato
TOXIC ONLY IF LARGE QUANTITIES EATEN.
Characteristics
Family
Solanaceae
Plant Description
Annual herb, strong-scented; leaves alternate, simple but deeply pinnately lobed and toothed; flowers 5-parted, yellow; fruit a red or yellow berry.
Origin
South America.
Where Found
Landscape in vegetable gardens, cultivated for fruit.
Mode
Ingestion
Poisonous Part
Leaves and stems.
Symptoms
Headache, abdominal pain, dilated pupils, vomiting, diarrhea, circulatory and respiratory depression, loss of sensation.
Edibility
EDIBLE PARTS: Berries (tomatoes) edible when unripe (green) or ripe (red), and raw, cooked, or dried.
Toxic Principle
Glycoalkoloids: solanine and demissine.
Severity
TOXIC ONLY IF LARGE QUANTITIES EATEN.
Lycopersicon esculentum
Common Name
Tomato
TOXIC ONLY IF LARGE QUANTITIES EATEN.
Characteristics
Family Solanaceae
Plant Description Annual herb, strong-scented; leaves alternate, simple but deeply pinnately lobed and toothed; flowers 5-parted, yellow; fruit a red or yellow berry.
Origin South America.
Where Found Landscape in vegetable gardens, cultivated for fruit.
Mode Ingestion
Poisonous Part Leaves and stems.
Symptoms Headache, abdominal pain, dilated pupils, vomiting, diarrhea, circulatory and respiratory depression, loss of sensation.
Edibility EDIBLE PARTS: Berries (tomatoes) edible when unripe (green) or ripe (red), and raw, cooked, or dried.
Toxic Principle Glycoalkoloids: solanine and demissine.
Severity TOXIC ONLY IF LARGE QUANTITIES EATEN.
09-04-2005, 07:56 AM
#4
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Roanoke, VA
Posts: 730
RE: Deer and Tomatoes
My neighbors had trouble with deer eating their tomatoes during the severe drought we had a few years back. It was the only time they had problems with the deer eating them. There wasn't much else around for them to eat!
09-04-2005, 10:26 PM
#7
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Fort Covington, NY
Posts: 118
RE: Deer and Tomatoes
One year when we lived in Virginia we never got a tomato off of our 6 plants. As soon as a small green tomato would get about to the size of an Aggie marble it would disappear, and a very neat set of deer tracks would be the only evidence of the crime. Maybe that doe had some mayo and white bread back in the thickets.
09-10-2005, 07:24 PM
#9
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Helenville WI USA
Posts: 900
RE: Deer and Tomatoes
I used to hunt on a farm that grew commercial veggies for the market. The tomato's were the biggest attraction, deer would walk past corn and alphalfa to get at the tomato's. They seemed to be eating the leaves though, not the fruit.
09-10-2005, 09:06 PM
#10
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Virginia / West Virginia
Posts: 4,906
RE: Deer and Tomatoes
I guess it depends on the deer, since some folks have said they don't have problems. I have a 6ft fence around my small garden now. I have seen them eat just about everything, other than hot peppers.