Pests/Ctrl garden fence

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Murt

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I am one whupped geezer---I stretched and tied off the first section of my garden fence
I installed about 250' of eight foot tall woven wire fence----it turned out better than I had thought it would--I am doing it by myself
I have 3 more sides to go--the posts are up on 2 sides--one about 250 and the other about 300 feet.
I am thinking of using multiple strand of electric fence for the fourth side as that side will probably be temporary until I get get more posts set
It is supposed to be deer proof according to a wildlife biologist at UGA--if not I can easily add another 18" to it with barbed wire
When it is all done I will have between 2 and 3 acres in 8' fencing
 
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Chicken Mama

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It'll work. We set 4x4's 8' apart and stapled 2x2" welded wire all the way around. Used 4' rolls and overlapped slightly in the middle. At the top we nailed 18" 2x4 pieces angled out and slightly up, and stapled a single strand of barbed wire to the ends all the way around. Haven't had a single deer problem in 18 years.
 
Jeff B.

Jeff B.

Don’t let the Piss Ants get you down…
Murt said:
I am one whupped geezer---I stretched and tied off the first section of my garden fence
I installed about 250' of eight foot tall woven wire fence----it turned out better than I had thought it would--I am doing it by myself
I have 3 more sides to go--the posts are up on 2 sides--one about 250 and the other about 300 feet.
I am thinking of using multiple strand of electric fence for the fourth side as that side will probably be temporary until I get get more posts set
It is supposed to be deer proof according to a wildlife biologist at UGA--if not I can easily add another 18" to it with barbed wire
When it is all done I will have between 2 and 3 acres in 8' fencing
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Oooff!

I’m tired just reading about it!

I just finished my after work work around the place. Keeps it up (kinda) and relaxes me after work. Double benefit!

Jeff B.
 
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This too shall pass.
I still haven't finished the fence around my garden. We have a length of woven wire across the yard, so we can keep my autistic daughter in (when we first moved here, she kept running off, and twice got away from me, way down the main road). I also have seven fence panels -- these are not cattle panels, but the taller no-climb horse panels, which also have much smaller holes. The panels are heavy and hard for me to move by myself, but the biggest problem is that some of them have grown into the ground already, the big disadvantage of living in a humid area with good soil! So I'm struggling to get them dug out so I can move them where they need to be. With two panels on each end, up against the woven wire fence, and three panels plus a four-foot-wide gate on the long side, it give me 32' X 52' of fenced garden.

Kathleen
 
mourningdove

mourningdove

Pura Vida in my garden
Murt said:
I am one whupped geezer---I stretched and tied off the first section of my garden fence
I installed about 250' of eight foot tall woven wire fence----it turned out better than I had thought it would--I am doing it by myself
I have 3 more sides to go--the posts are up on 2 sides--one about 250 and the other about 300 feet.
I am thinking of using multiple strand of electric fence for the fourth side as that side will probably be temporary until I get get more posts set
It is supposed to be deer proof according to a wildlife biologist at UGA--if not I can easily add another 18" to it with barbed wire
When it is all done I will have between 2 and 3 acres in 8' fencing
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Would love to see a picture. We will be adding to our “secret garden” fence today, as soon as I can get rip van winkle out of bed
 
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I had a brainstorm. We HAVE a plot already completely fenced and probably very fertile (it was a cow paddock years ago). It's just farther from the house than I really want the vegetable garden to be. But I'm going to see if we can make it work. (I prefer the vegetable garden to be two steps out the door of the house -- it gets taken care of better that way.)

Kathleen
 
ioujc

ioujc

MARANTHA!! Even so, come LORD JESUS!!!
rob0126 said:
I just tilled a 5' x 8' section of our yard to plant veggies with a shovel, hoe, and rake.

I dug down to the sandy bottom, just to be sure.

Im tired, but I got some beans and squash planted. :cmpcf:
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That is all I have to use in my garden too>>>>shovel, hoe and rake.

A tiller would kill me with my back as messed up as it is>>>.

You might try raised beds>>>>if you have somewhere that you can get manure, they make an AWESOME garden!!
 
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seraphima

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Freeholder said:
I had a brainstorm. We HAVE a plot already completely fenced and probably very fertile (it was a cow paddock years ago). It's just farther from the house than I really want the vegetable garden to be. But I'm going to see if we can make it work. (I prefer the vegetable garden to be two steps out the door of the house -- it gets taken care of better that way.)

Kathleen
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Great place for your zone 2 plants, as they would look at it in permaculture. Those veggies you don't need to harvest every day- winter squash, potatoes, pumpkins, dry beans, popcorn, and so forth.
 
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seraphima said:
Great place for your zone 2 plants, as they would look at it in permaculture. Those veggies you don't need to harvest every day- winter squash, potatoes, pumpkins, dry beans, popcorn, and so forth.
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Yes, that's exactly what I was thinking. That will give me a place for the staple crops. That space is two or three times the size of the garden space closer to the house that I've been trying to get fenced in.

Kathleen

ETA: The garden I'm trying to fence is just a few steps from the front door of the house. The former cow lot is about 150' to the gate into it. I think it's about forty feet wide by ninety feet long -- not a huge garden space, but with the 32' x 52' near the house, plenty for the two of us.
 
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seraphima

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Freeholder said:
Yes, that's exactly what I was thinking. That will give me a place for the staple crops. That space is two or three times the size of the garden space closer to the house that I've been trying to get fenced in.

Kathleen

ETA: The garden I'm trying to fence is just a few steps from the front door of the house. The former cow lot is about 150' to the gate into it. I think it's about forty feet wide by ninety feet long -- not a huge garden space, but with the 32' x 52' near the house, plenty for the two of us.
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Sounds ideal, Kathleen! Wish there was enough land nearby for me to do something similar, but space is at a premium on an island. So glad you get to live a good part of a gardener's dream!
 
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seraphima said:
Sounds ideal, Kathleen! Wish there was enough land nearby for me to do something similar, but space is at a premium on an island. So glad you get to live a good part of a gardener's dream!
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We have a little over two and a half acres. I've been trying to figure out how small of a lot I could grow most of our food on, and I think half an acre would be plenty. A third of an acre would come pretty close. My bad back is the real limiting factor.

Kathleen

ETA: When I say a half acre or a third of an acre, I mean a house lot that size, with a small house and garage on it.
 
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ShadowMan

ShadowMan

Designated Grumpy Old Fart
Now that a serious fence!! Well done!

I remember reading that if you run a couple of strands of wire, 2-3ft high, several feet OUTSIDE you "deer" fence this will stop them from trying to jump over the main fence. I've never had to do that as deer are not an issue we've had to deal with....yet.

Right now our biggest issue is dealing squirrels and chipmunks that think our garden is their Salad Bar! Well, at least the deer haven't discovered our garden area yet.
 
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Murt

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the fence has worked --so far--for the deer
I will have to run a fence with smaller holes --maybe chicken wire --to keep the rabbits out
but I am pleased with the no deer zone
 
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