[Garden] [BULK] Fencing

[Paul Nijjar]

On Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 12:26:09PM -0400, Dave Dolson wrote:

> Also, I didn't quite know where the others should go wrt the trees
> and composter. Paul or Ian, did you have a plan?

I don't personally have a good plan for dealing with the composter (or
the treeline in general -- there will be many roots there). 

> 
> I don't know if I will get back this weekend, but it would be really
> good if people can get the fencing done this weekend, probably more
> important than weeding.

I hope to be there tomorrow. I hope the weather reports are lying
about rain. Thunderstorms are okay so long as it is nice afterwards. 

Technically I think we are supposed to get the locates in the hands of
Plant Ops before starting work. But at least most of the locates are
done (the only two in question are Rogers and Waterloo North Hydro,
both of which were supposed to have been faxed in Friday). I am hoping
Jason can touch base with his contacts at Plant Ops next week. Evan at
WPIRG should be able to provide hardcopies of the locates we have done
so far. 


> While we were there, a family of racoons checked us out from a
> distance, so we're up against higher intelligence than groundhogs.

I think raccoons are mostly a problem for corn. That could end up
being a problem later, but I don't think they are as likely to go
after the stuff that is tender now. 

Although the fence could help against groundhogs and rabbits (provided
they don't breach the barrier) I think we will not keep wildlife out
completely. We have no good defences against mice or deer, for
example. 

Having said that, in the past I have been disappointed with thieving
raccoons to the point where I pretty much assume you can't grow corn
in a small plot. I could be wrong, though, and corn remains fun to
grow if you can detach yourself from the expectation of harvesting
anything.

- Paul