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["K Q " <kumquat@operamail.com>]

Del, I would try crumpling a good amount of aluminum foil (the heavier the 
better) around those grapestems, going at least 6 inches up from ground 
level. This has worked superbly for newly planted pines which are a favorite 
for voles. Did over 1100 of them that way!

We found that crumpling the foil works way better than wrapping foil around 
said stem. The wrapping just splits and is useless the following year after 
the stem grows a bit and breaks the foil. But crumpling it permits the stem 
to grow several years before it reaches its limits.


From: Del Stubbs <northernlights2n@yahoo.com>

Has anyone else tried paint on grapes to stop mouse chewing? Del

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