made our decision. Last year we used 6 foot wooden posts and 6 foot
mesh that is sold as "deer fencing". The post broke easy and the mesh
was easily torn by accidental encounters with the weed-wacker. Our
goal was something affordable that may actually last a winter or two.
This is what we decided on: fence supports are 6 foot steel T-posts
driven 1 foot into the ground. They run about $7 a piece but of course
my uncle had a pile of them and generously donated what we needed. For
the fence we used 100ft of "welded wire" that is 4 feet tall. It was
only $67 for a 100ft roll. We decide that this is tall enough to keep
out cats and bunnies and although deer could absolutely get in if they
wanted to, I'm betting on the fact that it may not be worth it for
them to risk getting into my precarious raised beds for the small
amount of food. There are a lot of huge vegetable fields around us
with no protection that they'll hopefully prefer.
We secured the fence to the posts with bailing wire. For the entrance
we left a 3 ft gap and secured up another loose panel of fencing at
the "hinge" side. For the side that swings open we wrapped the panel
end around a thin piece of wooden support and attach that to the main
fence with an old leash lock to shut it.
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