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  • From: Thomas Olenio <tolenio@sentex.net>
  • To: halgren@msu.edu, North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
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  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Currants and Horses
  • Date: Thu, 27 May 2004 13:11:29 -0400

Hi,

Rabbits chomp my apple trees, but leave the Crandall currants, Red Lake currants, Cherry currants, Titania currants, and jostaberries alone.

I wonder if grazing cattle would ignore them in the pasture too. Though the fruit may attract them, if the foliage doesn't.

My currents are already in fruit, and the HEAVY rain of last week, beat them to the ground. Going to be a tough summer for mowing.

Later,
Tom

Rob Halgren wrote:

Well, my neighbor's 15 horses discovered that the electric fence was grounded out the other day, and mowed a fair amount of my yard. Normally I wouldn't have a problem with that, but they did take a few apricots and peaches down to the ground. Interestingly, they very carefully left the currants (red and black) intact. Did a better job of mowing around them than I do... Maybe they thought 'currants' were 'currents', and stayed away.

So, is this phenomenon repeatable? I'd like to plant some low growing plants along the horse fence, but horses are worse than deer. Especially when the grass in the pasture is in short supply. The currants would be a perfect solution.

If it is a perfect solution, where is a good place to purchase some newer, improved varieties of currants that would hold up to a central michigan winter? In batches of 25 - 50, perhaps.

Thanks

Rob






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