Late night deer snack

[Dub3]

OK this is no joke, deer came up on my deck and had a snack on my Phals. One had all but 2 older leaves eaten down into the crown. It's been 6 weeks now and the orchid is sending in out several new roots above the bark level. There is also a new break near the top of the crown stub. Doesn't look like the other root breaks. Could it be a new break for a new crown? Or should I just salvage the pot and move on.

Dub3

[Leafmite]

They can grow new crowns, surprisingly, if the point from where the new leaves isn't badly damaged. My phal japonica sent out a 'terminal spike' and after the blooms, I dug that out, it grew a new leaf and proceeded as normal. Sometimes, too, they grow a new plant off the side.
Deer can be very destructive. In the beginning, I kept my plants in the back yard but then I noticed the tops of all my plants disappearing. Definitely too high for a bunny so....
Deer even will graze on 'deer resistant plants'. You could try buying a used rabbit cage and keeping your orchids inside it, if you don't have too many.

[Dub3]

I now have a small greenhouse on my deck. If they get in that I might have vension for dinner.

I know about the deer resistant plants. I have seen as many as 16 bucks lying in my yard - they even ate my purple sage. I should have known when I bought the house it is on Deer Dr.

[RandomGemini]

Yeah, I'm thinking Deer Drive should have been your first clue LOL!

I like the advice of caging the plants to keep them protected and yet, still be able to grow them outside. You could probably pick something like that up on Craigslist for cheap. Then you still get to enjoy your plants, and the deer.

[Paul]

Personally, I like the idea of venison ......