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Pete	17-06-2003 12:32 AM

chicken wire

Will 2' high chicken wire keep anything out of a vegetable garden or is
there a better solution?
thanks in advance

Bob B.

17-06-2003 01:08 AM

chicken wire

In article ,
"Pete" wrote:

Will 2' high chicken wire keep anything out of a vegetable garden or is
there a better solution?
thanks in advance

My experience: its worked for me - but about 4 inches should be below
ground(rabbits dig), and get the 1 inch holes, not the 2 inch.

Bob B.

Phisherman

17-06-2003 02:32 AM

chicken wire

On Mon, 16 Jun 2003 23:15:00 GMT, "Pete"
wrote:

Will 2' high chicken wire keep anything out of a vegetable garden or is
there a better solution?
thanks in advance

Might keep out rabbits, turtles, possibly a dog. A 3 foot fence
fastened at the bottom to a long log will keep out more animals, but
I'd go with an electric fence (in addition to the 2' chicken wire).

Trevise

17-06-2003 06:20 AM

chicken wire

"Pete" wrote in message
...
Will 2' high chicken wire keep anything out of a vegetable garden or is
there a better solution?
thanks in advance

Define "anything".
It wouldn't keep ME out...lol...

Frogleg

17-06-2003 03:44 PM

chicken wire

On Mon, 16 Jun 2003 23:15:00 GMT, "Pete"
wrote:

Will 2' high chicken wire keep anything out of a vegetable garden or is
there a better solution?
thanks in advance

Not deer. Not moles. Not adult rabbits, unless you use 18" under and
at least 2' above ground. Not baby rabbits, nor any small mammal whose
head is smaller than the mesh of the wire. Not birds, of course. What
are you trying to fence out?

Spud Demon

17-06-2003 07:43 PM

chicken wire

"Pete" writes in article dated Mon, 16 Jun 2003 23:15:00 GMT:
Will 2' high chicken wire keep anything out of a vegetable garden or is
there a better solution?
thanks in advance

One year someone Shatner or some THING /Shatner dug up and absconded
with all my pumpkin sprouts the first week they came up. I put in 2'
chicken wire and replanted, and I didn't have any more trouble.

I imagine its effectiveness is related to how bad the critters want in.
Most could get past it if they really wanted to.

--Thundermaker$yahoo.com (Spud Demon)
The above may not (yet) represent the opinions of my employer.

Salty Thumb

17-06-2003 07:43 PM

chicken wire

(Spud Demon) wrote in
:

One year someone Shatner or some THING /Shatner dug up and
absconded with all my pumpkin sprouts the first week they came up. I
put in 2' chicken wire and replanted, and I didn't have any more
trouble.

Capt. Kirk stole your pumpkins?

I imagine its effectiveness is related to how bad the critters want
in. Most could get past it if they really wanted to.

You might want to note that critters might want in less badly if they have
greener pastures to go to.

- salty

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