Yes, Brian. Been there, done that.
Very effective. Lasts all winter. Interesting to note that
if a spot is missed, say 1x8, the varmints will strip that area right up
to the Thiram.
//Jim
www.cumminsnursery.com
Raby, Brian {20-4~Indianapolis} wrote:
Question:
I know the standard of painting tree trunks and limbs with white LATEX
paint. Has anyone tried to use a Thiram mix, generally thought to
repel rabbits from garden sites, with the Latex paint? In theory,
this could be a formula to use to keep the rabbit from nibbling at the
bark.BrianSheridan,
IN
I have always found that in the winter
you should keep pruning your trees and throw the prunings on top of the
snow. Usually the rabbits will eat the tender prunings first.
As it snows more do more pruning. They liked pear prunings better
than applewood and didn't touch plum or apricot. Judson L. Frisk
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2000 8:35
AM
Subject: RE: [nafex] Rabbits
HELP !!!! The
rabbits are starting to eat the bark of my little apple trees. Does anyone
know an easy way to prevent this? Jack
WigalWashington, WV
[Gene
Spears] Jack,
After a disasterous, rabbit-infested winter, I bought a lot of plastic
tree guards through AM Leonard (on-line now). Not too expensive,
easy to apply & remove, appear to last several years (2 seasons so
far and only a little brittle and discolored), and they keep the rabbits
off the bark. They are only a couple of feet high, so if you get
a really deep snow, you might want to hustle out & slide them up the
trunk a bit.
If the rabbits have already done some damage, you might try a caulking
gun and a silicon-based caulk to cover the wounds. Someone on the
list suggested this to me & I think it saved a few of my trees (but
not the Honeycrisp, alas).genespears@lmc.edu
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