How's a bout planting a Permaculture style "Fedge"? i.e. a food/fence/hedge.
The right mix of plants would allow you stack several functions - ( e.g windbreak/nitrogen fixation/forage/fiber/fuel) while returning a surplus and befriending your foes...
Were you to ring your orchard like this, it'd be quite easy to begin pasturing some animals
( chickens, geese ducks) to glean the residues, patrol for pests and deposit fertility....
While waiting for your fedge to mature, a simple solar powered electric fence ought to serve you quite well.
Another option is a dog.
Claude Genest
"The Greatest Fine Art of the future will be the making of a comfortable living from a small piece of land."
- Abraham Lincoln
Green Mountain Permaculture : Solutions, Sustainability, Sustenance....
From: "Virginia Salares" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2001 16:06:32 -0500
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Subject: deer problem
As a newcomer to the list, I would like to ask if anyone has had success repelling deer. Groups of 7-9 at a time come to browse in our yard and munch on our fruit trees. I got two hides of deer which were burned on December 12. They were charred, not ashed completely. I am contemplating cutting pieces and hanging them on trees I want to protect. Is there a better way?
Virginia Salares