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Deer and blueberry bushes
#3949166
07/31/23 03:40 PM
07/31/23 03:40 PM
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Joined: Apr 2013
Posts: 2,035 Mobile, AL
Mdees
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Last year I planted several blueberry bushes at my camp property. Perfect site: full sun, sandy loam soil with a pH of 4.9, stays reliably moist except for extended drought, lots of native vacciniums already growing in that area. The end goal is to have something of a food forest I can share, as needed, with the wildlife. For those of you who live in rural areas shared with deer, how bad are they about nipping blueberries? I’m wondering if I should fence the area off somehow. I have access to quite a bit of older 4’ chain link and posts from a pull out job. I could probably sink those posts. Pull the chain link up about 18” off the ground. Maybe run a wire above that to keep them from trying to jump in. What say ye?
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Re: Deer and blueberry bushes
[Re: Mdees]
#3953085
08/07/23 01:08 AM
08/07/23 01:08 AM
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globe
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Birds are the biggest enemy to blueberries. They’ll ruin a bush. Mocking birds are the worst imo. Turkeys will eat a few of the low ones every now and then.
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Re: Deer and blueberry bushes
[Re: globe]
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08/07/23 06:48 AM
08/07/23 06:48 AM
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Mdees
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Birds are the biggest enemy to blueberries. They’ll ruin a bush. Mocking birds are the worst imo. Turkeys will eat a few of the low ones every now and then. I’m aware that later I’ll have to net a few if I’m going to collect berries for myself. Initially, I’m more concerned about the bushes being browsed to the point they don’t grow up and out.
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Re: Deer and blueberry bushes
[Re: Mdees]
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08/11/23 08:51 AM
08/11/23 08:51 AM
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No, they’ll be fine. Blueberries will grow out of hand if you’re not careful. They send up chutes from the roots and get bigger and bigger.
Last edited by globe; 08/11/23 08:53 AM.
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