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  • From: Deb Schneider <debs913@gmail.com>
  • To: nafex mailing list at ibiblio <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [nafex] raccoons
  • Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2013 09:28:12 -0400

We have 6 foot poultry net...electrified around the grapes (Premier fencing
sells it). You must keep it electrified at all times as leaving it off
even one night can let the buggers chew through the mesh. It keeps out
coons, skunk and possum. Deer jump over.

deb


On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 9:20 AM, Christopher Kennel <ckennel@gmail.com>wrote:

> I'd like to know how other fruit growers have dealt with raccoons. I have
> seen one on our property and noticed that my ripest grapes have recently
> been attacked, and I suspect the raccoon is to blame. I'm raising grapes
> on a modified Geneva double curtain about 6-7 feet off the ground. I've
> heard one can cover grape vines with 3-4' lengths of PVC (cut down the
> middle then rejoined) to prevent climbing. Has this or any other technique
> worked for you? Unfortunately I cannot shoot the raccoons because I live
> in an urban area--I also don't have time to stay up at night waiting for
> them to come around.
>
> All the best,
> Chris Kennel
> Denver, CO
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