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  • From: Anton Callaway <marillen@earthlink.net>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] deer fence options
  • Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:44:27 -0400 (GMT-04:00)

Just don't use seaberry or Ichandarin oranges- at least if your deer are
possessed (umm, I mean associate people with food). They just ate mine to
the ground, killing the plants. Wicked thorns were carefully avoided (& the
young thorns eaten).

Anton
Zone 8

-----Original Message-----
>From: Kevin Moore <aleguy33@yahoo.com>
>Sent: Apr 13, 2009 12:08 PM
>To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
>Subject: Re: [NAFEX] deer fence options
>
>The coated wire should last a little longer because it keeps the rust out.
>At least that's the theory. I will look better, but in the end you have a
>lot of pvc to dispose of when the fence does wear out. You might also try
>planting some spiny/thorny plants on the outside if you have room. It seems
>to deter animals better than just a fence alone. I'm thinking a mix of
>Opuntia cacti (edible pads and fruit) and some shrubs with wicked sharp
>thorns would help.
>
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>________________________________
>From: Melissa Kacalanos <mijwiz@yahoo.com>
>To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
>Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 10:48:33 AM
>Subject: [NAFEX] deer fence options
>
>
>Our plants are on their way, and we still haven't come to a final decision
>about what kind of deer fence we're getting. Does anyone have any experience
>with black PVC-coated poultry netting, sold by places like this:
>http://www.louispage.com/fences/deer-wildlife/
>It supposedly works because it's hard for the deer to see, so they don't
>know where the top ends, so they don't try jumping it. I'm hoping it will
>also keep out rabbits (we'll fold the bottom to prevent burrowing.) Any
>advice before we go ahead and order? Is the black stuff really any better
>than, say, plain metal chicken wire? I'm thinking black might look better
>and less obtrusive than metal to humans at least.
>
>We tried cheap plastic netting, and it broke down over the winter, getting
>lots of holes. We could try more expensive plastic netting, but I'm thinking
>it will still break down faster than metal.
>
>Oh, and on the off-topic topic of eggs, I was amazed and delighted by the
>taste of real eggs from happy chickens from my friend's country home. I've
>tried to buy eggs from, say, the health food store or farmers market, hoping
>for that same taste, but they're barely any better than supermarket eggs. I
>think the only really tasty eggs are from household chickens, who aren't too
>crowded or stressed, and get a very diverse diet.
>
>Melissa
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