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Planting Under Trees - Part 9Read the article this discussion is about
This archived discussion is "read only". « Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Next » » Daffyclay - Marge, I use the full five feet so the deer couldn't stretch Marge,I use the full five feet so the deer couldn't stretch across it. I also learned to raise the wire off the ground, or let it lay on sticks and stone to make it as tangled as possible. Deer really don't like that. Maybe the barnyard wire that Barbara talked about was bailing wire, used for hay bales. Maybe she will tell us. Clay Higgins, Editor: Clay's Daffodils -- posted by Daffyclay » Marge_Talt - Clay, Good point about using the full width. And also about Clay,Good point about using the full width. And also about raising it off the ground a bit. I may give that a try where the woods come up to my border. Do you have to put any flags on it so they will see it or do they seem to realize there is something strange there and just leave it alone? Marge -- posted by Marge_Talt » Daffyclay - Marge, I didn't put up flags, and they learned where the wire Marge,I didn't put up flags, and they learned where the wire was. However, if you are going to put it across one of their trails, you might want to put up flags to draw their attention that something is different. We don't want to injury them. Clay Higgins, Editor: Clay's Daffodils -- posted by Daffyclay » Marge_Talt - True, Clay and across their trail was exactly where I was thinki True, Clay and across their trail was exactly where I was thinking it might be useful. Was thinking that it, in combination with some of the heavy green plastic fencing I have, might do the trick....we shall see.Marge -- posted by Marge_Talt » Cottage_Garden - Better late than never -- what I call barnyard wire comes in a r Better late than never -- what I call barnyard wire comes in a roll, it is about 4 feet wide and has a graduated mesh. Small at the bottom, larger at the top, galvanized. Relatively inexpensive, very durable, and rigid compared to say chicken wire. Buy at the farm supply store. Barbara Martin -- posted by Cottage_Garden » Daffyclay - Barbara, That sounds like what we called net-wire fencing bac Barbara,That sounds like what we called net-wire fencing back on the farm. It was smaller at the bottom to keep the "young" and "small" critters from "changing" sides of the fence (known as getting out of the pen to some, or keeping Arkansas Razorbacks out of the corn to others). Usually topped with two or three stands of barbed wire to obtain a suitable height to keep in the larger animals. Clay Higgins, Editor: Clay's Daffodils -- posted by Daffyclay » Cottage_Garden - You got it! Barbara Martin <b><a href="http://www.suite10 You got it!Barbara Martin -- posted by Cottage_Garden » Marge_Talt - Ah ha! The stuff I should have used waaay back when to fence my Ah ha! The stuff I should have used waaay back when to fence my veggie garden to keep the baby groundhogs out instead of chickenwire!!! Glad to know what it's called.Marge -- posted by Marge_Talt » Daffyclay - Marge, For ground hogs and other things that dig, like foxes Marge,For ground hogs and other things that dig, like foxes and dogs, (even Razorback have been known to "root" under a fence) we also put down a layer of net wire on the ground and attached it to the bottom of the upright fense. It effectively keeps out the digging "critters." Clay Higgins, Editor: Clay's Daffodils -- posted by Daffyclay » Cottage_Garden - About 18 inches out, would you say? Barbara Martin <b><a href= About 18 inches out, would you say? Barbara MartinThe Cottage Garden Editor -- posted by Cottage_Garden « Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Next » Please follow the guidelines set forth in the Suite101 Posting Etiquette when adding to the discussion. |
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