I have installed a fence over the vegetable garden area.

What I have finally done is different from what I set out to do:

- As I mentioned in my previous message, I don't use any pressure
treated wood. I stick with soft wood. Thanks for advice from newsgroup
members that warned against using pressure treated wood.

- Instead of making and painting the fence very nicely, I just use
some scrap wood to make 2"x1" wood poles. The reason is that I am
afraid a nice-looking fence will be too massive and will block a lot
of sun light from reaching the vegetable garden. Therefore, I make the
fence as skinny as I can get away from. Yes, they will not last. But
they can be replaced very easily. Moreover, as correctly mentioned by
another newsgroup member, I can take it down as soon as the plants
have grown to a certain height. At that time, I will remove it, clean
it, and roll it up for storage.

The total cost is $60 because the 3 rolls of stiff plastic net are
kind of expensive and 2 boxes of deck screws are not cheap either.

Thanks for all the replies that I have received.

Jay Chan