Two projects have occupied most of my time this year. In between rain showers, which wasn't too often, I was building fence and working on a hoop house (greenhouse).
Several years ago Anna-belle went to her reward and Cali, our remaining canine, has grown older and with that a loss of hearing. She doesn't hear the deer and what's more she doesn't really care. She's not a barker and not a protector so as far as the deer are concerned it was a buffet. After fighting the weather and finally getting a vegetable crop to grow and then to have the deer eat it or destroy was too much for Mrs. Waggs - it was put up a fence or no more garden. I started the project last year and was able to complete the south end and a part of east and west sides. This spring the effort was renewed and the west side is nearly complete. On the east side we put up some stock panels tied to metal posts as a temporary measure. I have devoted all the time (and effort, I really hate digging post holes) I can afford right now so a permanent fence on that side will have to wait, at least until I drop a few trees. On the north end sits the house and the multi-purpose shed and really offers little opportunity for ingress for the deer. Not that they couldn't come in that way but so far all has worked as planned, so far. If they decide to come in from the north then more fence will have to be built.
As can be seen from the pictures the fence is not all that tall but they haven't jumped it yet. Provision has been made though in case they feel athletic, atop the posts are 2' stakes that provide a place to thread a twine through - hopefully this will give the allusion of a fence too tall to jump.
This picture shows the west side.
The gate on the east side leg that connects to the chicken house. We chose to buy gates, they were on sale and they did not cost much more than making them. At least they were easy. We have this 6' gate and three 4' gates. When I make the connection from the pump house to the multi-purpose shed (yes, it still needs done, more on that further down.) I will make a wooden gate.
The height extenders. Note the hole in the top to thread the twine through.
This is the end of the west side. I decided to create another project here. I put in two posts placed so that I could extend the roof of the pump house four feet. My plans are to store a generator here to run the pump when the power goes out, which is way too often. This will be an expensive project as I must yet buy the generator and the transfer switch.
Not pictured is the 10' from the pump house to the multi-purpose shed. I will put in two posts and use 2x4 rails with a stock panel. I also want to make a trellis for a climbing rose, more on that as I complete it.
My other big project is a hoop house, I will highlight it in the next post.
Several years ago Anna-belle went to her reward and Cali, our remaining canine, has grown older and with that a loss of hearing. She doesn't hear the deer and what's more she doesn't really care. She's not a barker and not a protector so as far as the deer are concerned it was a buffet. After fighting the weather and finally getting a vegetable crop to grow and then to have the deer eat it or destroy was too much for Mrs. Waggs - it was put up a fence or no more garden. I started the project last year and was able to complete the south end and a part of east and west sides. This spring the effort was renewed and the west side is nearly complete. On the east side we put up some stock panels tied to metal posts as a temporary measure. I have devoted all the time (and effort, I really hate digging post holes) I can afford right now so a permanent fence on that side will have to wait, at least until I drop a few trees. On the north end sits the house and the multi-purpose shed and really offers little opportunity for ingress for the deer. Not that they couldn't come in that way but so far all has worked as planned, so far. If they decide to come in from the north then more fence will have to be built.
As can be seen from the pictures the fence is not all that tall but they haven't jumped it yet. Provision has been made though in case they feel athletic, atop the posts are 2' stakes that provide a place to thread a twine through - hopefully this will give the allusion of a fence too tall to jump.
This picture shows the west side.
The gate on the east side leg that connects to the chicken house. We chose to buy gates, they were on sale and they did not cost much more than making them. At least they were easy. We have this 6' gate and three 4' gates. When I make the connection from the pump house to the multi-purpose shed (yes, it still needs done, more on that further down.) I will make a wooden gate.
The height extenders. Note the hole in the top to thread the twine through.
This is the end of the west side. I decided to create another project here. I put in two posts placed so that I could extend the roof of the pump house four feet. My plans are to store a generator here to run the pump when the power goes out, which is way too often. This will be an expensive project as I must yet buy the generator and the transfer switch.
Not pictured is the 10' from the pump house to the multi-purpose shed. I will put in two posts and use 2x4 rails with a stock panel. I also want to make a trellis for a climbing rose, more on that as I complete it.
My other big project is a hoop house, I will highlight it in the next post.
