All of us dream of having a garden like this –
But wind up with something that looks like this –
Well, maybe not that bad. But with all the hungry critters and erratic weather, it’s not easy to produce something that’s even halfway between the above photos. So how does one ward off persistent fence crashers such as deer and woodchuck, the two large beasts that cause me the most trouble?
Put up fencing. Lots and lots of fencing.
Chicken wire is also a good defense. Here are some of my peas under a force field of chicken wire.
And some of my wax beans with fencing and wire mesh.
I found a wire mesh cage stashed up in the top of the garage when cleaning out the detritus of 50 plus years. It makes a nice wire cage for the bush squash I am trying out.
Will any of this be effective in making it possible to harvest some veggies later on in the summer? Only time will tell. Stay tuned.
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I am happy to report the sale of a third story to the quarterly magazine Into The Ruins.
Thank you Mr. Caris!