OverlyRun
Silver Member
Deer ate all but one of the ten apple trees I planted two years ago and I am ready to try again. I've discovered a fencing that is black polypropylene mesh (3/4"), comes in 7' X 100' rolls. Has anyone got any experience with this? I want to enclose an area that is probably 100' square (rather than try to put something around each tree).
The fencing seems pretty light duty....but I think it has the advantage of being light to work with and not much of an eyesore as the woven wire I wrestled with around each tree(the black poly disappears to the eye from a distance). Putting in a set of posts would be realtively straightforward (dig 16 post holes).
Has anyone used this? To good effect? Got a better way of protecting tasty young trees from deer (besides moving out to the farm permanently and letting the dogs do what they are meant to)?
Though it is late this year to be planting new trees, I hope to get something done in the next two weeks.
Chas
The fencing seems pretty light duty....but I think it has the advantage of being light to work with and not much of an eyesore as the woven wire I wrestled with around each tree(the black poly disappears to the eye from a distance). Putting in a set of posts would be realtively straightforward (dig 16 post holes).
Has anyone used this? To good effect? Got a better way of protecting tasty young trees from deer (besides moving out to the farm permanently and letting the dogs do what they are meant to)?
Though it is late this year to be planting new trees, I hope to get something done in the next two weeks.
Chas