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Davej wrote:

On Jul 16, 10:07*pm, "Dan L." wrote:

For groundhogs 6 inches to one foot deep - then one to two feet away
from the fence. An "L" shape is needed. The critters go up to the fence
then try to dig under the fence. They run into the wire and stop. Some
groundhogs can dig three feet deep. Also for the high end it "may" be
best not to secure the top 3 feet of that six foot fence, if the
critters decide to climb it the top, the fence can droop back so they
cannot climb it. Electric wire is cool too - change that - make it hot

So a groundhog will climb a fence? If so I will need to add another
electric wire spaced for the groundhog. Right now I have installed a
3ft rabbit fence with electric wires at 4ft and 5ft. So far so good.

I should have been clearer, other critters climb like squirrels and
raccoons. Sounds like you have it covered.

Just some thoughts - Fences are not cheap. It may be best to give the
deer and critters what they want at the outer fringe of the garden.

The deer simply eat too much. Last year I had two dozen tomato plants
and did not get a single tomato.

Its is possible to put wire cages around each plant. I do this with the
lettuces and other smaller plants. Those wire hanging baskets placed
upside down works to some degree also.

There are several apple and pear trees away from the garden. The deer
seem content to hangout by those trees and avoid the garden most of the
time. That is until a few weeks from ThanksGiving

I still prefer the Dog for critters. Chickens for the bugs one hour in
the garden before closing them up at night. The wire baskets keep
chickens from the lettuce.

Enjoy life ... Dan

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Garden in Zone 5 South East Michigan.