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Alaskan
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They are actually perennials.... if they don't get too cold...
You could have a house plant.
Gardening Thread 2021
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You could have a house plant.
CLSranch
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After getting things started outside we got near freezing this morning and getting a light frost tomorrow.
Larsen Poultry Ranch
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Anyone more familiar with rhubarb? Is it growing a seed stalk? Several of mine are doing this, they are 2-3 years old.
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Larsen Poultry Ranch
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Alaskan
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Ah... never seen one in a pot.....
They grow like weeds up here, as in HUGE mounds.
They grow like weeds up here, as in HUGE mounds.
Larsen Poultry Ranch
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The deer like to munch on them, apparently they don't know the leaves are poisonous if eaten in quantity, or maybe it doesn't effect them the way it does humans. I bought the plants when I was at my prior house, and didn't want to leave anything behind so all my plants went into pots. These little fabric pots have held up very well and the plants might actually get big enough to harvest this year. I plan to put them in the ground once I figure out where they will go.
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Crazy... moose leave them alone (no deer here)
Mini Horses
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Moose in the garden?
That's a big mouth eating! Do they jump fences or just stomp them down? No moose here in VA. Out west I know they have to build a fortress for hay to keep elk herds out but gardens not as much as the elk move for higher pastures then, mostly.
Here the deer tend to go for the acres of farmed crops but sure will hit a garden if they like the things your growing. My friend had a bad problem in her in town garden until I took her an electric box and wire!! Even kept neighborhood dogs out....
. she had a patch of woods nearby...not a lot of deer, just a couple it seemed.
That's a big mouth eating! Do they jump fences or just stomp them down? No moose here in VA. Out west I know they have to build a fortress for hay to keep elk herds out but gardens not as much as the elk move for higher pastures then, mostly.Here the deer tend to go for the acres of farmed crops but sure will hit a garden if they like the things your growing. My friend had a bad problem in her in town garden until I took her an electric box and wire!! Even kept neighborhood dogs out....
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Moose are all over...
So, if you plant stuff that they like to eat, yes you have to have sturdy fence.
But... they aren't jumpers, so it doesn’t have to be as tall as deer fence.
5 feet is fine for veggies... but if you have trees or other tasty perennials then yes, the fence has to be taller because of the snow.
Moose love fruit trees. One winter the the top rail of my orchard/ chicken yard failed... they ate the ENTIRE tree!!! Trunk wasn't that thick, it was a short apple crab... maybe 2 inch diameter.
