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  • From: "Lon J. Rombough" <lonrom@hevanet.com>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Grape trellis question ( Anthony Curcio )
  • Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:57:49 -0700

Deer LOVE grapes. They will go down a row when shoots are a few inches long and nip them down to the wood. Fencing should be ten feet high to totally stop them, and even then a few may jump the fence or push under or through it.
Oh yes, grapes on wire fences (woven or chain link) are a pain to train and prune, and the fruit gets tangled in the wire.
-Lon Rombough
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On Apr 20, 2009, at 7:37 AM, Anthony Curcio wrote:

I have set 4x4 cedar posts and guide wires for grapes in our orchard. I put them in line with posts set for hardy kiwis. We would like to plant more grapes than we have space for between these posts and are wondering if anyone has planted grapes on wire fence ? Our orchard is enclosed with 4’ high 2x4” wire fencing. Will the deer eat them ?
Thank you, Anthony Nth. Il. z4b
 


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