Stiff-spiked cacti should do it.

Your county extension agent probably has a list for you. If not, try osuextra.org and search the fact sheets. You also my try a search on gardenweb for deer resistant. I've seen several lists as I've nosed around

The only lists I have seen talk about which flowers/trees are deer resistant. I have not foud any lists about which vegetables are deer/rabbit resistant. If you've seen several lists, can you point me to some?

The thing is that if humans will eat it, it's likely that deer will eat it too.

The only 100% guarantee you'll get is a 6'-8' fence. After that it depens on the deer and how hungry they are and what food sources they have available.

You can plant boarders of deer resistant plants and plants that deer don't like the taste of like narcissus aka jonquil, rosemary and other herbs, etc. That way, if they graze around your gardens and get a taste of what they don't like, they'll move on.

Plants Deer Won't Eat

Here is a link that might be useful: What vegetables do deer NOT eat?

violet - I know hungry deer will eat anything, but the deer we get only like the delicacies - hosta, hemerocallis, etc. I'm hoping there are some vegetables that deer aren't really attracted too. I'll accept the risk that in a pinch they might eat them. More likely, they'll just move over to the neighbor's yard.

Rabbit does not like onion, garlic, chives. I take my pet bunny to my garden for his dinner, he never touches any of those. For a deer, you need a tall fence or a net. Deer can jump.

Would you settle for herbs, Mwieder?

Here's a list from the State of Missouri:

Angelica Anise Hyssop Basil Catmint Chamomile Chives Comfrey Dill Fennel Lamb's ears Lavender Lavender Cotton Lemon balm Mint Mullein Oregano Parsley Rosemary Sage Thyme

The wild rabbits were real hard on our Wintered-over leeks and ate the tops of the few onions we missed.

I found that the deer liked my beans, potatoes, and tomatoes best . . . can't figure this out. I thought that 2 of these have poisonous foliage.

Steve

They don't eat garlic. Whe you've said that, I think that's the entire list of veggies deer or rabbits won't touch.
They ate my peppers, tomatoes, potatoes and beans right down to the ground. In flowers they will eat monkshood (poisonous), hellebores (poisonous) - they did not touch digitalis or lily of the valley.
First they are picky - next year not so picky, following year they eat everything.

You are correct. Most info here covers flowers & trees. These may help. Good luck.

http://www.combinedlocks.org/combinedlocks/current+events/deer+survey+responses.asp

http://pods.dasnr.okstate.edu/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-1089/F-6427web.pdf

http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/difficult/msg011737336900.html

I don't recall rabbits/deer eating my asparagus.

I've found they're not big on most herbs. I grew a huge patch of basil last year and neither the rabbits nor the deer touched it. I'm having no problems with thyme, onion, garlic either. They'll nibble on my asparagus foliage, but they must not be that hungry in spring because I've never lost any shoots of asparagus to the deer or rabbits.

Val

6' fences adequate for deer? Violet, the deer in your area must be well fed, or have really short legs. :-D Around here it's a minimum of 8', and electrified.

Although my garden has a picket fence w/chicken wire....the rabbits have been getting in through the large spaces in my wrought iron fence....:) And I find them in there often. Oddly enough they haven't eaten anything. I think they like all the straw, especially in the asparagus patch. A rabbit did try to dig a hole under a zuke plant causing it to wilt and die. The only thing I can figure is that I have sooooo much clover...which is their preferred food, they don't bother the veggies.