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Subject: [nafex] raccoons
Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2013 07:20:35 -0600
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.