PVC Deer Fence Protects Garden

PVC Deer Fence Protects Garden FENCING Fence Systems 30-2-29 Retired physicist Jack Nachamkin of Glen Mills, Penn., found a simple solution to the pesky deer that kept finding ways to nibble on his garden. An 8-ft. high fence with 3-in. dia. PVC pipe posts spaced 10 ft. apart, provide the framework for his barricade. Each of the posts are buried 2 ft. down in concrete, and capped so water can't get in, freeze and crack the bases. "Initially, we just had barbed wires spaced 18 in. apart going up the fence, but we actually saw deer jumping right between the wires to get into the garden," Nachamkin says. "Then we added chicken wire all the way around to fill up the gaps, and since then the worst varmints we've had are mice." There is a regular metal gate made with two 4 by 8-ft. commercial gates, allowing tractor access, the happy gardener says. To support the gates' extra weight, the gate posts have guy wires for re-enforcement. Nachamkin says his 140 by 160-ft. garden plot is roughly a half acre. The posts cost only about $3 each. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Jack Nachamkin, 51 Broomall Lane, Glen Mills, Penn. 19342 (ph 610 455-3897; jackn1 @verizon.net).

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