Re: Spring Tree Order
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 4:45 pm
Thanks for the size measurements George. I know that I used a wider diameter when I did it before. I also used the 4' diameter when I planted the apples at camp. That size made it hard for a deer to reach the tree over the wire. Those wire cages from camp can be brought home now because the trees that made it are now above what a deer can top, even on their hind legs. That should give me 5 cages and metal stakes to go with them. I was thinking about that plastic mesh fencing that is 4 ft high and has a small hole pattern for rabbits as well as deer. I have not priced it yet, but I would think plastic should be cheaper than welded wire. It gets brittle from the sun with time, but it should last until the trees are high enough so that the deer are not a problem. I normally figure a tree 6 ft high is beyond a deer's reach. 5 ft might be high enough, but I know for sure that 6 ft is. I agree with you that it is always great to be able to re-use something that someone else thought was junk. I take apart old appliances and save the screws, nuts, bolts etc in small jars and cans. It makes me feel great when something breaks and I go to the garage and find just the thing that I need to fix it with out going to the hardware store to buy something. Maybe its old time Yankee ingenuity that I like, maybe its just that I am cheap, But I love to re-use things that many would call junk. Because of that I do have a lot of junk laying around waiting for me to find a purpose for it I have space, 2 garages, large basement, shed and I find that Junk expands to the space allotted.