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  • From: Zachary Domikez <zdomike@yahoo.com>
  • To: livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] Dealing with deer?
  • Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2008 00:18:06 -0700 (PDT)

I believe dcoda is right on, but off-line, so I offer
this support for his scientific electric fence.
Perfect technology for that - an eclectic
electrostatic electric fence.
see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelvin_water_dropper
zzzzz

> 6. Re: Dealing with deer? (dcoda)

> Message: 6
> Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2008 04:22:14 -0600
> From: "dcoda" <dcoda@volcommunity.org>
> Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] Dealing with deer?
> To: "Healthy soil and sustainable growing"
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> In this area, deer and rabbits regularly wreck the
> garden, despite having a
> fence up. The main reason is bears. They break the
> fence down, let the
> rabbits in and if I put the fence back up, its
> likely there are rabbits
> trapped inside (this is a dense one acre garden).
> The solution here is an
> electric fence, but being off grid, that's been
> difficult to do. This year
> we strung trellis netting (white) above the regular
> fence to a height of 8
> feet. So far that's keeping the deer out. For the
> bear, (and deer) we're
> installing an electric fence designed by our
> scientist, Iuval, which runs on
> a Kelvin generator which produces electric current
> by water drops falling at
> a certain rate. Its also designed to irrigate a
> portion of the garden.
> Amazingly it does hold a charge, even a bit stronger
> than a regular electric
> fence!! I'll let you know how it does. If it works,
> we'll figure out a way
> to make it available to others. We apparently have
> the first non electric
> electric water fence.
>
> D'Coda
> www.volcommunity.org
>
> > Harvey Ussery wrote:
> > > Hi All,
> > >
> > > I'm up against the Big Munch. Any advice?
> > >
> > > Up until last year, insignificant problem with
> deer in garden/orchard
> > > here. Last year very serious problems in the
> garden--sweet potatoes
> > > devastated.
> > >
> > > This year the season is beginning with routine
> tramping thru the garden
> > > every night. Recently transplanted brassicas and
> lettuces are getting
> > > eaten/trampled on.
> > >
> > > Have been poring thru online sources--fencing
> alternatives, repellents,
> > > etc. Are there home solutions, not too expensive
> or time-consuming, that
> > > are working for you? I'll be glad to circulate
> ideas that are
> > > particularly useful.
> > >
> > > Many thanks.
> > >
> > > ~Harvey
> > >
> > >
> > _______________________________________________




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