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Jul 26, 2015 2:16 PM CST
Name: Kim
Iowa (Zone 5a)
I kill ornamentals... on purpose.
Enjoys or suffers cold winters Spiders! Critters Allowed Birds Houseplants I helped beta test the first seed swap
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I am not sure I consider raccoons a pest, but we know they have been on our property based on their tracks in mud and they enjoyed the first year we grew Sweet Corn. We electric fenced the corn in future years.

We were given a sizeable raspberry bush this spring. Now that the berries are forming, we are considering what needs to be done to protect the berries. We hope to cover it in bird/deer netting, but I cannot imagine this would stop a raccoon. We have Plantskydd to deter herbivores, but I do not think the main ingredient (blood meal) would keep raccoons away. Any ideas? It seems a little extreme to put electric fencing around one plant.

Thank you for your help.

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