Skip to Content.
Sympa Menu

market-farming - Fencing the market garden

market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org

Subject: Market Farming

List archive

Chronological Thread  
  • From: Allan Balliett <igg AT igg.com>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Fencing the market garden
  • Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 13:35:20 -0500


Hi!

I'm looking to fence a 4 acre market garden for this coming season. The purpose of the fence is to keep out cows, sheep, goats, dogs, humans, rabbits ground hogs and foxes. (It's amazing how destructive foxes can be in a raised bed garden!) I'll worry about the deer later.

Economics is important here, as is ease of installation.

I'm very attracted by 'horse fence,' which is a woven fencing with 1x4 openings. Unfortunately, it sells for about $1 a foot. America wire, with its 6x5 inch 'holes,' sells for about 30 cents a foot. Welded wire is even cheaper, but it does not tighten to the posts well (or easily) and it can be broken by heavy animals.

I'd like to hear what your experience with garden fencing has been. Maybe the 48inch American wire with the small openings at the bottom would be all that I need, but it seems that foxes (and probably rabbits) would just climb through the larger openings.

Your suggestions will be appreciated

Allan Balliett
Loudoun Co, VA




Archive powered by MHonArc 2.6.24.

Top of Page