Posts Tagged ‘moose’
Moose Protection
By Tami Schlies I have a few trees in my front yard that have, of necessity, been planted without moose protection. Starting every August, I have moose cycle through my yard like clockwork every five or six weeks until May. My orchard in the back is protected by the fence around my chicken yard, and…
Read MoreIDEAS FROM CLUB MEMBERS ON PREVENTING MOOSE FROM BROWSING ON APPLE TREES
Burt and Cindy Durham have been using human hair to discourage browsing moose since 1993, but never got a chance to see how it worked until this winter. They harvest hair from the hairbrush, spin it into a very loose yarm, and tie it around the upper twigs of each tree. This year, for the…
Read MoreMOOSE PROBLEMS?
If you have not covered or protected your fruit trees from the moose, you may want to do so immediately. Deep snows and scarce moose feed has already created problems in Anchorage and the Mat-Su Valley. For a quick solution it is advisable to cover fruit trees less than 5 feet tall with landscape cloth…
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