That's interesting - what's his ratio of plaster to paint? Randy Steffens Shepherd's Valley Orchards Tennessee On Mar 6, 2012, at 3:54 AM, [email protected] wrote:
> Add a slug of drywall mud to the mixture and you'll have borers covered > too! This is John Bunker's recipe at Fedco Trees in Maine and was > effective last year in reducing borer damage here. > > Kevn Hauser > Kuffel Creek Apple Nursery > Riverside, California > > On Tue, 6 Mar 2012 03:48:36 -0600, Nick Lucking > <[email protected]> wrote: >> Randy, >> >> I've noticed on mature trees where I had yellow belly sapsucker >> (woodpecker) damage and I've painted them, the birds do not return to >> peck. I had quite a bit of vole damage last year where I had painted >> trunks but no guards. I have started to add hot pepper sauce to the >> latex paint should the critters make it though the guard. >> >> Nick Lucking >> Cannon Valley Orchard >> >> _______________________________________________ >> apple-crop mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop > _______________________________________________ > apple-crop mailing list > [email protected] > http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop _______________________________________________ apple-crop mailing list [email protected] http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop
