tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post1830591525491091595..comments2024-03-28T14:22:58.872-05:00Comments on Two Men and a Little Farm: FRUIT TREE BARK DAMAGE UPDATE1st Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-1293986932233433512015-11-24T19:59:36.890-06:002015-11-24T19:59:36.890-06:00thanks for your comment. I'm not sure about p...thanks for your comment. I'm not sure about pepper spray, I sure wouldn't want it to damage the needles. Maybe on the ground around it? The pipe stopped my bark damage, though be sure to take it off on occasion, like when you are around or know there won't be deer for a period of time, so that the tree breathes. Bark it just like skin, you have to take care of it too. <br /><br />Come back anytime and check in, we'd love to hear from you!1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-58019176061554223532015-11-23T12:44:41.608-06:002015-11-23T12:44:41.608-06:00I live in central Maine, USA. On a trip to norther...I live in central Maine, USA. On a trip to northern California a year and a half ago (July 2014) we bought a redwood seedling which grew from 2" to nearly 8' in a year so I had to plant it outside this summer. It hasn't grown much since then but seems healthy. It's about to face it's first Maine winter outside, and I want to do everything I can to help it survive. The trunk is still thin, like a broom handle, so the pipe insulation is something I'll try. I'm also concerned about the needles, not wanting them to be eaten by deer or other critters looking for a winter meal. <br /><br />Anyone know if something like a strong pepper spray might help? The tree seems a bit too tall and wide at the branch tips (5' in diameter) for a clear plastic teepee, but I'd make one if anyone thought it would be needed.<br /><br />Redwood LoverAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-24597149612415216242013-11-26T02:19:34.160-06:002013-11-26T02:19:34.160-06:00I agree Ist Man, definitely cool. So many 'sa...I agree Ist Man, definitely cool. So many 'same but different' themes. I think that's one of the things that attracts me to your wonderful blog.FionaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09044498829299165675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-28025323494456767392013-11-26T00:08:33.523-06:002013-11-26T00:08:33.523-06:00bahahaha!!bahahaha!!Tonya @ My Cozy Little Farmhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12289024681312440621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-59475129616067596592013-11-25T22:50:46.905-06:002013-11-25T22:50:46.905-06:00It's great seeing the wildlife isn't it? ...It's great seeing the wildlife isn't it? I guess we all have to figure out a way to live together, ha. <br /><br />OK, I know to you it's probably a nuisance, but when I think of us having property in the country and we deal with deer and such, and you have property in the country on the other side of the globe and deal with wombats and kangaroos. I think that's cool (in a US only point of view, LOL). <br /><br />Love the rubber snake idea. Will have to remember that. <br />1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-50844837650259009052013-11-25T22:47:47.066-06:002013-11-25T22:47:47.066-06:00It was a random thought and it really worked out g...It was a random thought and it really worked out great. I was worried after I did it that it might harm the trees so I googled when I got back into town and found others doing it so hey, I guess we're in good company, ha. . 1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-84100871561653781752013-11-25T21:56:52.078-06:002013-11-25T21:56:52.078-06:00We do actually have a couple of rifles. I haven&#...We do actually have a couple of rifles. I haven't yet seen them when I'm there but I know they are around now. We'll see what happens. ;-)1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-66720371838801711772013-11-25T21:55:38.875-06:002013-11-25T21:55:38.875-06:00Oh no! I hope someone will come forward with idea...Oh no! I hope someone will come forward with ideas. I've heard of using shiny pie plates, the tin foil/aluminum type, hanging in trees or around so they spin and blow in the wind? Not sure if that would help? I'm not sure we have to worry about those but I'm sure this isn't the last creature we'll be competing with ha. 1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-43052696847816267542013-11-25T21:37:40.303-06:002013-11-25T21:37:40.303-06:00"Hello, 911? I would like to report loose sh..."Hello, 911? I would like to report loose sheep in my bosoms". "sir, is this a prank call?"<br /><br />LOL! They can do damage don't they? ;-)1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-485393287145336402013-11-25T16:25:52.471-06:002013-11-25T16:25:52.471-06:00Oh, believe me, I am at that point, but those mise...Oh, believe me, I am at that point, but those miserable little birds are PROTECTED! My trees can go die, but you cannot harm the little buggers!WendyFromNYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06304299903828406750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-48991838282370819282013-11-25T14:24:13.536-06:002013-11-25T14:24:13.536-06:00We have the same problem here but mostly with womb...We have the same problem here but mostly with wombats and kangaroos, occasionally deer. In areas where we put, or want to put, our goats and alpacas we build permanent protectors using star pickets and chicken wire. This allows the tree to grow big without the trunk being eaten. Wendywoo, I sympathise with your bird problem. We found some success by hanging a large rubber snake. You might need to move it to different positions every now and then. Love the wildlife but they do present constant challenges! Good luck.FionaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09044498829299165675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-60154243914999956972013-11-25T13:35:40.107-06:002013-11-25T13:35:40.107-06:001st Man,
What a great idea, I wouldn't have t...1st Man,<br /><br />What a great idea, I wouldn't have thought about using pipe insulation.Sandy Livesayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183449816586125720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-12109802699480363872013-11-25T13:18:17.794-06:002013-11-25T13:18:17.794-06:001st, and Wendywoo,
The answer to both problems is ...1st, and Wendywoo,<br />The answer to both problems is the same. Go out and get you a shotgun. Deer meat is very tasty and low in fat. The birds are a little small for the pot but the shotgun would solve the bark problem. If you do not want to kill the deer get a good pump pelit gun and pop him in the butt a couple of times and he will get the idea.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00739980913027959640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-90001862715664557212013-11-25T10:22:29.622-06:002013-11-25T10:22:29.622-06:00What, exactly, does a sheep breaking into bosoms l...What, exactly, does a sheep breaking into bosoms look like???WendyFromNYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06304299903828406750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-2768751588381372712013-11-25T10:21:09.463-06:002013-11-25T10:21:09.463-06:00 I have had a lot of deer/antler damage on my youn... I have had a lot of deer/antler damage on my young trees. I put chicken wire around them and it seemed to stop it. Now the trees are a little bigger, I took the wire off, with no new damage. BUT! This year and last we have had yellow-bellied sapsuckers poking holes in rings around the trunks and effectively ring-barking the trees, which can kill them (the trees, not the birds, unfortunately). I hung bedsheets torn into strips over the areas they are most prone to peck, sort of helped. Tried onion bag type mesh, they pecked right through it. I am at my wits end with nature! Any way, I have used the type of protection you are now, be sure to get that off in the spring, a lot of nasty things can go on under that stuff, replace it again in the fall, early September. If anyone has a suggestion for what to do with those wretched sapsuckers, short of killing them, please let me know.WendyFromNYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06304299903828406750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-12647582462079213102013-11-25T10:17:13.089-06:002013-11-25T10:17:13.089-06:00My sheep broke into bosoms the other week and did ...My sheep broke into bosoms the other week and did the same sort of damage to my apple treesJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.com