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  • From: "Liz" <liz AT horseshoegardens.com>
  • To: "'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Deer Fencing
  • Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 12:17:43 -0400

been harvesting lettuce since April 5, baby spinach since May 2, not a nibble yet. 


From: market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Beth Spaugh
Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 11:46 AM
To: 'Market Farming'
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Deer Fencing

Wait until your nice head lettuces are just ready to harvest to decide if they will be a problem or not. And swiss chard.

 

Beth Spaugh

Rehoboth Homestead, Peru, NY

Farm Fresh Food Club CSA - http://rhomestead.com

Garden fresh vegetables, organically grown, and pastured chicken, duck, and geese

 

"How we eat determines, to a considerable extent, how the world is used." - Wendell Berry

 

"Without power over our food, any notion of democracy is empty." - Frances Moore Lappe


From: market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Liz
Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 10:59 AM
To: 'Market Farming'
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Deer Fencing

 

I have  no clue why we don't have more deer issues, they walk right through/past the garden daily.  We have a family of 4 living in a little wooded area within site of the house and at times have seen up to 8 in various places on the farm.  So far they've managed to eat/taste/try 4 cabbage leaves and left 1/2 of one of those unfinished.  I know it isn't because our stuff doesn't taste good ; )).  I can only suspect that because we have a dog, and the hayfields surrounding us for great grazing, and that there are active feeding coyotes in this valley may be why.  I really don't want to have to bother with deer fencing as it would be near impossible with these steep hills.  my heart goes out to those who have to deal with this...funny/ironic those of you closer to populated areas have more problems than us living out in the country. 

 

Liz Pike

Horseshoe Gardens (who's lettuce and spinach thrives for yet another harvest thanks to all this dad-blasted rain...6" & counting in 24 hrs)    

 


 

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