Start attaching the fence to the post from the bottom of your fencing material, and work your way up the support. Leave about 4-6 inches of play to account for dips and hills when you stretch it out. You can always staple the extra fence down and flush with the ground if you don’t...
A professional fencing company would be happy to build an effective deer fence for you. However, this may cost you a few thousand dollars, depending on the size of your garden. Effective as it may be, the high cost and the sheer ugliness of an eight to ten-foot high fence may cause ...
Deer, rabbits and groundhogs can be particularly devastating to your vegetable garden. A physical barrier is the most cost-efficient and efficient method for keeping these pests at bay; depending on which animal type it’s meant to keep out; for example a fence must be buried at least an i...
The only 100% effective method we know of for keeping deer completely out of a large area is electric fencing. Small farmers we know invariably utilize an electric fence to protect their cash crops from pest animals. (Plug-in systems tend to be more reliable than solar-powered.) If you li...
Why Build a DIY Birdhouse? Building a DIY birdhouse is not just a fun and engaging project but also brings several benefits to your garden and local wildlife. Here's why you should consider making one: Encourages Wildlife:A birdhouse provides a safe and secure place for birds to nest and...
It's just to keep the deer out, sure, but it's also a large, permanent, highly visible lawn ornament. Make it how you want it.
to create more tunnels to find food. They may also turn to eating more earthworms and other soil-dwelling insects, something that may prove more harmful than beneficial. Grub management is not always an effective solution for mole control, but if you want to give it a go, I recommend ...
For a deer fence to be truly effective it must be continuous—no gaps—but there are some ways you can mix things up so your backyard doesn't look like prison yard. Deer don't like to climb over large rocks, for example. A barrier of boulders that's at least 8 feet wide is an ...
Another option isOscillot’s cat fence roller. This system involves installing a rolling bar on top of an existing fence. When cats jump up and try to grab the top of the fence, they can’t get a solid hold on it because the bar continuously rolls. ...
Build an Electric Fence The best management tactic to keep bears out of the garden is an electric fence. A regular fence won’t cut it – a determined bear can crawl over or dig under a fence. Electric fences are not complicated to install and can be permanent or temporary. ...