Could you post a picture?

I edited to add one :)

Most of them look like they will probably recover. That's assuming the deer don't come back to finish them off. IME most beans are fairly tolerant of browsing as long as some bits of leaves are left on the stem.

Dave

Is that vertical growing in the pic?

I know that deer fence will work the best but last year for something quick I found a motion sensing sprinkler (Amazon) fairly cheap, quick, and easy to setup.

This year I re-arranged some beds to fit into a 20x20ft area then found it would cost me about $300 -400 to do this that way I want to - not including labor or replacing any of the beds.

So I think I will go with the motion sprinklers again this year. Harbor Freight also has some motion sensors to let you know when things are moving about so I used both. This is to get my attn. only.

IME - once they have found your garden- the deer do remember where to find dinner. IF yours is like mine when she has babies she brings them back to teach them what she found.

CON - remembering to turn the sprinkler OFF when going into the garden area. I was smart enuff to set mine up where I can walk up behind it to turn it OFF but there is also a setting so it only goes off in darkness too. Hence the HF motion sensor :)

I just read something about using cinnamon to keep ants, spiders, cats, etc. away, I don't if it works or not or IF it will keep deer at bay - but it may be worth a cheap n quick try until you find a better more permanent solution. Just try sprinkling some near whatever is getting eaten.

btw - another thought - you didn't say you saw the deer so I thought I'd ask - did you see the deer eating in your garden? Or could you have a groundhog?

I didn't actually see the deer, but I know there is a large population nearby. We are in a subdivision that is being built, so they are losing habitat and lots of others have had visits as well. I'll look into the motion sprinkler idea. Unfortunetly our HOA only allows 4' view fences, which wouldn't even slow a deer down so fencing is not really an option. I do have my sons hair clippings spread around as a deterrent, and as I mentioned, this was my first backyard visit. Funny how my peas where left untouched, hopefully she won't be back for them tonight (although with the 90 degree weather I almost would have preferred she remove them for me!)

I suppose a ground hog is possible, but there are no hills or holes anywhere in the area that I have seen. Could also be rabbits, but I have never seen them, or even armadillos, but there was no digging. If it continues to be a problem I'll switch to just tomatos and squash which whatever did the damage didn't touch.

My hair in the garden didn't help me but that doesn't mean you shouldn't try it. I also tried hanging those old AOL Cds to move in the wind - they used to spook me more than the deer when a reflection would shine in the window, lol.

We are gardening in their space (the spiders too) and as more houses get built they get used to people and don't spook as easily. They also seem to know when hunting season begins or when they are too close to homes to worry about gun fire.

I can watch them all day - I just want them to leave me something to eat too.