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you can also do half string fence. in areas where we need it most, we have normal fence up to 3ft, then string fence above that. this keeps the low lying critters from getting in, and the deer from above. only thing is it costs a little more that way.
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hubert cumberdale wrote:
will it stop deer yes....boars no it wont.
you can also do half string fence. in areas where we need it most, we have normal fence up to 3ft, then string fence above that. this keeps the low lying critters from getting in, and the deer from above. only thing is it costs a little more that way.
That sounds like a great idea. Short fencing and fishing line would be much more cost effective than 8' fencing! How high did you put the string over your 3' fencing?
Dom
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That sounds like a great idea. Short fencing and fishing line would be much more cost effective than 8' fencing! How high did you put the string over your 3' fencing?
you can also use the 4 ft fencing.
I have a line 3" above above the fence, 6" above that then a ft above that and so on all the way up to about 7.5 ft. i used some tall 4" spindly oaks i thinned for posts and they vary in height so its hard to say exactly. used to have lots of problems with deer. now i only have problems when i leave the gate open on accident.
and even still they don't do much damage to a forest garden compared to a regular row or raised bed garden, i actually let them in on purpose at the end of summer to clean the place up for me. for example they go for my ugly over-summered kale plants that i wont eat, they much em down and i get fresh clean kale in the early fall.
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I also had thought that I would keep the posts tall, and put some netting or line above the 4' tall lattice between the posts..to deter deer, a lot of people seem to have success with that..
I'll use the lattice for the bottom 4' and then above that use the line, wire or netting..up a few feet..
really would hate to see a deer get tangled up in it though..so I did think about flagging it so they would know there was something there even if they couldn't see it??
Brenda
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But there is a but here..If deer are causally grazing along or walking they bump into it yes and do not come through.We do as the above chest high and another one about a foot off the ground.
However after years of using this I can tell you that a spooked deer will run right through it.Snapping the line.Regardless of which pound line you choose to use.
We found that for durability as well as having to look at the stuff we put out for the higher quality braids and even kevlars.These hold up for many more seasons and are less noticeable
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Deer and turkey damage to the house(flat roof) and garden is so much less expensive then damage to our vehicles,,sheesh.
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