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[Del Stubbs <northernlights2n@yahoo.com>]

Heron, by "solid bladed jobbies" I presume you mean the 3  or 4 blade 
cutters, (like a
10" 3 tooth saw blade)?Yes I use those for large tough and overgrown weeds 
like burdock,
and small aspen, but I use the heavy string for weed / grass maintainance, 
the solid
blade doesn't do well cleaning to ground level.  Thanks for the imput on the 
paint /
rodent study.
Has anyone else tried paint on grapes to stop mouse chewing? Del

--- Heron Breen <breen@fedcoseeds.com> wrote:
> Del, have you tried one of the solid bladed jobbies? They seem awful 
> effective at 
> taking out large stuff. Does your Stihl allow interchange with a solid 
> blade?
> and was told about a observation made 
> about rabbit and possibly smaller rodent winter protection. Seems they had 
> tried 
> painting with white latex ONLY as the rodent/rabbit protection in a recent 
> winter. 
> As a trial, I hope I am getting this right, some trees were left unpainted, 
> next to 
> an relatively equal number of painted trees. All of the unpainted were 
> eaten, none 
> of the painted. I guess their main problem was rabbits, which I do not have 
> a 
> problem with, but any easier solution to girdling I haven't heard. What 
> methods do 
> the rest of you use? What have you tried that has failed?
> Heron Breen
> Maine zone 4      
> 

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Del Stubbs  http://www.pinewoodforge.com   zone 3   N. MN


                
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