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Old 18-03-2018, 06:44 PM posted to rec.gardens.edible
Terry Coombs Terry Coombs is offline
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Default Foiling Bugs and Bambi

Â* Well , for sure Bugs and maybe Bambi . Just finished redoing the
fencing around the garden . I had to rework it to include the bee hives
, I moved them to the far end of the garden since the wife thought them
too close to the deck . The "new" fence is 2" chicken wire at the bottom
, 18" high across the front ant one side , 24" for the rest . That
leaves 6" laying flat on the ground to the outside to discourage digging
under . That's topped by 3 strands of electric fencing , at 2" , 12" and
24" above the top edge of the chicken wire . If the dog's reaction (last
fall , t'was accidental) is any guide , Bambi won't want a second taste
of the fence .

Â* Things is beginnin' to pop around here , the bees are building up for
the spring flow , seedlings are (mostly) coming along nicely , and we're
getting just about the right amount of rain at the right time . Got 29
strawberry plants in the ground with landscape fabric as a weed barrier
, 2 kinds of lettuce , bok choi , and green onions in the ground and
well mulched with straw and preps for the rest coming along . I sure
hope this is the year for outrageously huge crops , the wife thinks I
need to just give up since the production has been so abysmal the last
couple of years ...

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