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  • From: <clearviewfarm AT bluefrog.com>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] drip tape chewing
  • Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 11:07:52 -0700

The vast majority of my tape goes under black plastic mulch. I don't ever
recall having a problem with the tape being chewed on under it.

Kurt Forman
Clearview Farm
Palmyra, NY 14522

--- barkingcatfarm AT mindspring.com wrote:

From: Barking Cat Farm <barkingcatfarm AT mindspring.com>
To: Market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: [Market-farming] drip tape chewing
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 11:45:31 -0500



Hi,

We're having a lot of trouble with something chewing our drip tape. We
haven't caught them in the act nor have we found droppings yet to help us
decide if it is rabbits or rats or voles etc. I looked at the archives and
the advice I found to deal with this was:

- cover the tape
- sprinkle blood meal

Has anyone tried either or both of those with any success? How about
providing supplemental water (in a small tank or saucer) nearby but not in
the crop field? We're tired of fixing major leaks in the drip tape every day.
Our other thought is to add a much lower wire to our electric fence which
would in theory stop rabbits and larger varmints like raccoons but not
rodents.

Any advice or real life feedback is appreciated.

Kim
Barking Cat Farm
NE Texas where the forecast is hot & dry with a chance of hotter & drier by
the weekend
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