Keeping Animals Out Of Garden
By anura 2 posts 1 comment september 15 2010.
Keeping animals out of garden. The type of net or fence you install around your garden will differ based on the animals that you are trying to deter but either way having a protective barrier can help keep unwanted critters out. Should your climate allow you to keep a garden all year long you might want to consider a permanent fence that compliments the rest of your yard. Although there are commercial and chemical methods of prevention there are also a variety of natural remedies proven to be effective at keeping animals away from the garden.
Fences work best when the animal doesn t know what it s protecting. Fencing is the only sure fire way to keep wild and domestic animals out of a prized garden. By kathy laliberte what are nature loving generally peaceful gardeners to do when voles woodchucks squirrels gophers rabbits moles and other furry little mammals wreak havoc in our gardens.
I ve tried various methods to keep pests cats and birds away from sown beds and young seedling beds without any success until i tried this method. Here are some tried and true strategies and specific solutions to protect your flowers and produce from wildlife and pets. I live out in the country and i m also an animal lover so the issue of animals in the garden is an ongoing one for me.
One of the biggest threats to any garden is unwanted animal visitors looking for a snack. Keeping animal pests out of your garden. Bramble stems will also work as a barrier.
Although it depends on the individual situation of course something i would add is to plant extra planning on a certain percentage of loss. Naturally creating a barrier of some sort around your garden is going to give it the best defense. Alternatively construct or buy a mesh cover for your plants that will.
Use rose prunings to keep animals out of garden beds. Make sure you know precisely what creature is ransacking. Put up a fence from day one to prevent them from finding the food source in the first place says david drake extension wildlife specialist and professor at the university of wisconsin madison.