How to Keep Animals and Pets Out of Your Garden

Although a variety of insects, fungus and mold, or plant diseases can devastate a garden without proper treatment, it is often pests of four legged kind that can do the most harm. A fence can help deter animals like rabbits, moles, chipmunks, deer, and even your dog. The particulars for putting up the right fencing are listed in this article.

Things You'll Need

• Garden measurements
• metal or wooden stakes, preferable metal
• wire mesh
• greenhouse (optional)

Instructions

1. Measure your garden then add twelve to eighteen inches to the total in case you decide to add to your garden later on.

2. Purchase wooden or metal stakes to put up every six to eight inches around the perimeter of your garden so there will be enough stakes to provide proper support and decrease the likliehood the fence will be knocked down.

3. 

   Purchase wire mesh fencing in the length and width of the measured area around your garden.

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   Rural residents should sure their fence is at least six feet tall to deter deer which can devestate a garden in a matter of days. You may want to measure your garden to allow another foot between your garden and the area outside so that deer cannot stretch their necks out to feed.

5. You should a very fine mesh at the bottom of the fence to deter rabbits and extending the fencing below ground level to stop burrowing animals.

6. You can make your gate with a wooden frame covered with wire mesh.

7. Check the fencing and the area around the fencing periodically to make sure it is not damaged and has not come loose. You can patch the fence as needed.

Resources

• eHow Home and Garden Topic Guide