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RE: Expanding The Berry Patch: Some Tricks I Have Learned!
Thanks for writing this post! I'm impressed by how many more plants you've created!! I haven't even received my berry plants yet (another month to go) and now I'm already thinking about where we could plant propagated ones in the future, haha. Only issue I foresee is attracting bears...one came to our yard last year to strip the good apple tree out front :-/ Do you have any issues with them?
Our dogs seem to keep the wildlife at bay for the most part but we do have a lot of wildlife around here and I've heard stories of bears in peoples fields. Mischa would certainly alert us if something was on the property at night and I guess we could scare it off with a gun or something ?? (I haven't thought enough about this ...) We have all the stuff for an electric fence (from when we kept pigs) and we could put that up if we do have any trouble. A few zaps from that would likely deter any unwanted visitors from returning. Its very effective ...I've personally tested it multiple times.
I'm guessing you unintentionally personally tested it? ;))) Our garden used to be wired for an electric fence and we got rid of the main box thingy when we moved in. Now that I'm planting berries and we want fruit trees and bees as well, I think we'll have to reestablish it. It's good you have a dog that'll let you know about a bear. Big Guy never let out a peep when a bear stole my bird feeder!! He reserves barking for just people, lol.
I am so lucky. She is so mouthy but so tuned in. A squirrel can't burp without getting her bent out of shape :)
...it was raining. It was the worst lesson ever!