Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
  #1   Report Post  
Old 04-06-2008, 12:28 AM posted to rec.gardens
external usenet poster
 
First recorded activity by GardenBanter: Jun 2008
Posts: 2
Default securing fence at bottom

I have chicken wire around the garden to keep rabbits out. How do I secure the
bottom so that they can't go under the fence?

Also, how high does the chicken wire have to be to keep them from jumping over
and into the garden?

(These are Pennsylvania rabbits, not jackrabbits. Thanks.)
  #2   Report Post  
Old 04-06-2008, 05:49 AM
Registered User
 
First recorded activity by GardenBanter: Apr 2007
Posts: 543
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Jerry[_3_] View Post
I have chicken wire around the garden to keep rabbits out. How do I secure the
bottom so that they can't go under the fence?

Also, how high does the chicken wire have to be to keep them from jumping over
and into the garden?

(These are Pennsylvania rabbits, not jackrabbits. Thanks.)
Here we are told to bury the bottom of the wire by up to 9 inches to stop them burrowing under it.
  #3   Report Post  
Old 04-06-2008, 07:00 AM posted to rec.gardens
external usenet poster
 
First recorded activity by GardenBanter: Feb 2007
Posts: 2,358
Default securing fence at bottom

"Jerry" wrote in message

I have chicken wire around the garden to keep rabbits out. How do I secure
the bottom so that they can't go under the fence?


Also, how high does the chicken wire have to be to keep them from jumping
over and into the garden?


The following sites will tell you more than you ever need to know about
rabbits proof fencing. The general advice is to bury it a minimum of about
6 inches, but I would prefer 8 inches and that it should be about a yard
high:

http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/DPI/nrenin...F000AD596?open

http://72.14.235.104/search?q=cache:... k&cd=18&gl=au

http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/cps/rde/dp..._ENA_Print.htm


  #4   Report Post  
Old 04-06-2008, 12:21 PM posted to rec.gardens
external usenet poster
 
First recorded activity by GardenBanter: Jul 2006
Posts: 237
Default securing fence at bottom

Jerry said:


I have chicken wire around the garden to keep rabbits out. How do I
secure the bottom so that they can't go under the fence?


You could bury it an inch or so and lay in a run of patio blocks along the
bottom of the fence outside (makes a nice mowing strip).

Or you could lay the wire out (away from the protected area) along the
ground 8-12 inches.

Actually, I have the pavers where lawn meets the veggie garden fence and
wirealong the ground where there are (unprotected) flower beds.

Also, how high does the chicken wire have to be to keep them from

jumping over and into the garden?

18-24 inches should suffice.

(My fence is 48" tall with 18" of 1 inch hex net along the bottom and two
electric strands at the top, protected on the bottom as I mentioned. Seems
to work.)
--
Pat in Plymouth MI ('someplace.net' is comcast)

After enlightenment, the laundry.

  #5   Report Post  
Old 09-06-2008, 03:21 PM
Registered User
 
First recorded activity by GardenBanter: Jun 2008
Posts: 2
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Jerry[_3_] View Post
I have chicken wire around the garden to keep rabbits out. How do I secure the
bottom so that they can't go under the fence?

Also, how high does the chicken wire have to be to keep them from jumping over
and into the garden?

(These are Pennsylvania rabbits, not jackrabbits. Thanks.)
2-3ft should do it. As an alternative to burying the fence deep enough to stop burrowing, you could try angling it at 45 degrees towards the oncoming rabbits. Then their ears will hit the wire far enough from the base of the fence to stop them getting underneath.
Reply
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules

Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Securing Gate to concrete fence post. [email protected] United Kingdom 15 20-11-2011 06:21 PM
securing glass carboy Zipadee Doodar United Kingdom 6 20-09-2004 06:13 AM
Bottom Drains and Empty Ponds BenignVanilla Ponds (alternative) 9 05-02-2003 03:28 PM
Filter, skimmer, bottom drain...how many pumps? BenignVanilla Ponds 11 03-02-2003 10:41 PM
Skimmers and Bottom Drains BenignVanilla Ponds 6 03-02-2003 03:06 PM


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 08:14 AM.

Powered by vBulletin® Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2004-2024 GardenBanter.co.uk.
The comments are property of their posters.
 

About Us

"It's about Gardening"

 

Copyright © 2017