If you remember, we planted blueberries two years ago, and then last summer I engaged in nuclear-level weed control.
This year, the plants are exploding with flowers.
Bumblebees have been appreciating the bounty.
There's just something about blueberry flowers I find fascinating.
Which is why I didn't appreciate seeing a doe reach through the cattle panel protecting the berries and nibble on a tender shoot.
Plus, as a reader pointed out, I didn't want to risk any animals getting caught in the panel sections and panicking.
So yesterday evening I cut some deer netting and "sewed" it to the panels.
It was easy to do, and doesn't affect the ease with which I can drop the panels to gain access to the berries.
I plan to cover all the cattle panels with the deer netting. Better safe than sorry. I like deer – a lot – but I also want a solid crop of blueberries this year.
I'm glad they're doing well.
ReplyDeleteI too was excited about my blueberries, then it turned extremely cold for the south, after being unseasonably warm for a while. Very few survived.
Also pear blossoms had even turned into baby pears. All dead. And the figs died back to the ground but are putting out new growth.
I hesitated to get the strawberries you mentioned because they aren't recommended for this zone. Now I'm thinking it might be a good idea to not just stick to recommendations. It certainly would have benefitted my blueberry crop to have some colder varieties included.
Where I live, the deer completely ignore my blueberries. Now the bears are another story!
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