In article .com>,
"aem" > wrote:

> OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
> > In article >,
> > "Doug Kanter" > wrote:
> >
> > > "OmManiPadmeOmelet" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > >
> > >
> > > > IMHO the best defense against deer and gardens is deer netting.
> > > > Lowe's sells it in 6' and it's fairly cheap.
> > >
> > > I'm wondering who I have to bribe to get a variance allowing me to build a
> > > 12' chain link fence, like they have behind baseball home plates. :-) I
> > > really love my vegetable garden, so "overkill" is the operative word here.
> > >
> > >
> >
> > I have a 6' perimeter fence in the back and I never get deer in my
> > garden... but I do have a dog loose in the yard! <lol>
> > I just "police" the yard daily.
> >
> > I know a deer can clear a 6' fence, but they don't.
> > Deer graze right across the street from my yard too.
> > --
>
> Deer don't like to jump into spaces that look too small, so a 6' fence
> around a relatively small garden will often work, whereas they won't be
> inhibited to jump a 6' fence around a large yard. -aem
>

Like I said, it's a PERIMETER fence, not a garden fence. It encloses my
entire property.
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Om.

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