[Apple-Crop] Surround and deer?

[John Bruguiere]

Milorganite in a plastic bag works well. Refill every 3 months. Lead or 
fence is best.
John Bruguiere
Dickie Bros. Orchard

On 6/17/2016 10:34 AM, David Kollas wrote:
>
> This week I tried some very light weight quarter-inch open mesh 
> plastic net bags that Amazon.com <http://Amazon.com> calls “Yellow net 
> bags”
> or something like that.  They don’t catch wind, and might be useful if 
> they could be bought in larger size that could be
> pulled down over the whole tree.  Mine are about 10 x 20 inches when 
> flat.  On single one-year-old branches that are making
> lateral shoots, they crowd  the leaves over each other, limiting 
> photosynthesis and bending shoot growth.  I’ve not found a source
> of large bags.
>
> David Kollas
> Kollas Orchard
> Tolland, CT
>
> On Jun 16, 2016, at 2:37 PM, Jon Clements <jon.clements at umass.edu 
> <mailto:jon.clements at umass.edu>> wrote:
>
>> Anyone ever tried or have any idea if Surround (kaolin clay) repels 
>> deer or makes little apple trees less desirable to feed upon?
>>
>> Jon
>>
>> -- 
>> Jon Clements
>> aka 'Mr Honeycrisp'
>> UMass Cold Spring Orchard
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>> Belchertown, MA  01007
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