Apr 25 2008
Getting a Jump
Beautiful weather means everyone is on the move - including this woodpecker beating my alarm clock lately (the hose sprayer does seem to cool him off.) And it means an influx of hungry deer.
It took a surprisingly short time to get the electric fence going again this summer. In order to condition the deer to the fence I’ve put bait on bits of foil all around the perimeter. The idea is for the deer to touch a tender part (their noses) to the fence, getting an instructive shock. We will see; last year they blithely walked through the fence to reach the goodies in the garden.
My charger setup is on the left; the picture on the right shows the baited foil, with garlic sprouting in the background.
And here’s a shot of the forsythia, just because it’s so lovely.
