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  • From: "del stubbs" <pinewoodel@hotmail.com>
  • To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: RE: [NAFEX] Deer and electric fences
  • Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 12:32:07 +0000


Another plus of the 4' woven - field fencing I am using is that it gives me 1,000 feet of support for plants like ribes, (crandall esp. that could use support - I am just weaving them in the woven wire).. I have laid down uv resistant permeable mulch in the fence row so it's prime for planting something. I even have one 300' side planted to grapes. I am sure deer will consider chewing them, but having a sturdy fence already up makes it worth the trouble. I have planted them on the inside of the fence, and next year plan to invent some kind of 90 degree hanger for trellis wires, say a foot or two inside out of deer's reach. How do grape vines compare to apple trees for deer taste buds ?
The August 22 frost finished the squash, browned the corn (recovering) and toasted outer layer of grapes , will be interesting to see how they ripen (or rot) Del

Del Stubbs http://www.pinewoodforge.com ag zone2/3

<;The high tension wire has proven useful for trellises or containment
<;fences for grapes, raspberries, and blackberries, so it hasn't been
<;a total loss.

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