Comments on: Will the deer fence hold? http://www.novascotiaphotoalbum.com/blog/2009/07/will-the-deer-fence-hold/ Life in Nova Scotia Sun, 25 Sep 2011 17:02:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Deer fence around the garden | Nova Scotia Photo Album Blog http://www.novascotiaphotoalbum.com/blog/2009/07/will-the-deer-fence-hold/comment-page-1/#comment-495 Deer fence around the garden | Nova Scotia Photo Album Blog Sat, 03 Jul 2010 15:25:01 +0000 http://www.novascotiaphotoalbum.com/blog/?p=407#comment-495 [...] works – so far.  This is my second year using it.  (See previous post about the deer fence.)  I regretted taking it down last fall, as it had been getting entangled in the grass, and [...] [...] works – so far.  This is my second year using it.  (See previous post about the deer fence.)  I regretted taking it down last fall, as it had been getting entangled in the grass, and [...]

]]> By: admin http://www.novascotiaphotoalbum.com/blog/2009/07/will-the-deer-fence-hold/comment-page-1/#comment-365 admin Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:32:02 +0000 http://www.novascotiaphotoalbum.com/blog/?p=407#comment-365 I wish I had left the deer fence up. Then I'd know better how durable it is. We get a lot of wind here, but it survived all the near-hurricanes in the fall. I did leave the poles up, and they're OK. I took the netting down because it's right along the edge of the garden and I figured it would be easier to use the rototiller without the netting there. Lesson to take away: leave a foot or more between the edge of your garden and the fence. That also gives you a path to walk around. As I was taking it down, I found that grass and weeds along the edge were holding it to the ground - which is good: it would help keep out rabbits. I damaged the netting somewhat as I was removing it; another reason to leave it up. I'll put it up again this year, and will have to buy more since I'm expanding the garden. The existing poles are hard to remove so they'll have to stay, but any new poles will be a distance away from the open soil. And I'm happy to report that no deer or rabbits got into the garden last year. It was a low year for rabbits, though. I will write again about my deer fence adventures. I wish I had left the deer fence up. Then I’d know better how durable it is. We get a lot of wind here, but it survived all the near-hurricanes in the fall. I did leave the poles up, and they’re OK.

I took the netting down because it’s right along the edge of the garden and I figured it would be easier to use the rototiller without the netting there.

Lesson to take away: leave a foot or more between the edge of your garden and the fence. That also gives you a path to walk around.

As I was taking it down, I found that grass and weeds along the edge were holding it to the ground – which is good: it would help keep out rabbits. I damaged the netting somewhat as I was removing it; another reason to leave it up.

I’ll put it up again this year, and will have to buy more since I’m expanding the garden. The existing poles are hard to remove so they’ll have to stay, but any new poles will be a distance away from the open soil.

And I’m happy to report that no deer or rabbits got into the garden last year. It was a low year for rabbits, though.

I will write again about my deer fence adventures.

]]> By: Ben http://www.novascotiaphotoalbum.com/blog/2009/07/will-the-deer-fence-hold/comment-page-1/#comment-364 Ben Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:54:10 +0000 http://www.novascotiaphotoalbum.com/blog/?p=407#comment-364 Did you leave that deer fence up all winter and did it last okay? Did you leave that deer fence up all winter and did it last okay?

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