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  • From: Martha Barrett / Scott Weber <bluestem_farm@juno.com>
  • To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Deer and grape vines
  • Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 22:14:37 -0500

Our deer here seem to like the leaves flowers and fruit just fine,
although they usually don't get much of the stem of the grapes while
they frequently nibble the twigs on the apples.
Muffy Barrett
Baraboo WI
On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 12:32:07 +0000 "del stubbs" <pinewoodel@hotmail.com>
writes:
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>
>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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