Keep Deer Off Fruit Trees - Fruit Tree Cage

Are deer eating your fruit trees? Here's a simple cage idea to keep them away.
While there are many ways to deter deer from nibbling on your fruit trees, not all solutions work for each space or situation. Andrew from the Howard Homestead shows us a cage design made out of concrete wire that works well in their orchard.
0:13 - Why whitetail deer harm fruit trees
0:42 - Different ways to protect your young fruit trees
1:15 - How to build this DIY concrete wire deer cage
2:13 - How to plant your young fruit tree
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[@offgridacres3367]

I've been using the remesh fencing on my fruit trees for many years now, it does work well! I recommend more like 18.75 feet of fence, so the diameter is about 6' and can get 8 fences out of a 150' roll of remesh. 12' of material corresponds to a fence diameter of about 3.8 feet - tree's going to outgrow that way before it should be removed. I use 2 x 18" rebar stakes into the ground to keep them secure.

[@RabbiYonah]

Excellent video

[@BackyardBirdsUS]

Finally a good video on protecting trees from Deer. THANK YOU TIMES 10.

[@stevemeyer487]

Great idea, and plenty large. It seems to me that a lot of people do this but have a cage that is way too small.

[@Ptc0075]

You mentioned adding comfrey at each location. What does that do?

[@GrowingwithStarkBros]

Hi Paul. As part of our permaculture goal, we’ll be planting comfrey under our fruit trees for several reasons. Comfrey is wonderful for brining nutrients to the surface (an accumulator), suppresses weeds, attract pollinators, and act as a natural mulch when the leaves drop, just to name a few. Hope this helps! -Andrew

[@Mechanic1307]

Thanks for the great tips. I've got to keep them off my new grapevines.

[@elisalao5978]

I need it. Thank you.

[@vitaliiatroshyn]

👍👍👍 thank you !!!

[@jeffmartin693]

Very good keep up the vids!

[@BeaverBill]

Try hanging Irish Spring soap from a branch. Apparently they hate the scent.

[@TheAmazongrl]

Now that your 2 years into to this would you have done anything different?

[@GrowingwithStarkBros]

Larger would have been good, eventually the orchard grew that it justified adding a 3D fence. For a few trees and location, the cages worked great. kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4fFnKSpn5eBe8U

[@TheAmazongrl]

@@GrowingwithStarkBrosthank you!!!!❤😊

[@Thats_Unfortunate]

About 5 feet tall ?

[@GrowingwithStarkBros]

Yes!