Episode 88- Protecting what's left of my garden

I spend this episode working on putting in an a solar powered electric fence. Deer and rabbits have raised havoc with my garden. I'd like to be able to get something out of it for me, so it's time to do something about it. The biggest problem seems to be when I'm gone to Colorado moving or dealing with medical issues. Even though Gabby is always with me, she tends to make her rounds and keep critter problems to a minimum, at least while we're here. I hope this helps.
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[@shelzmike]

Love the 'werkin music! I had this same problem. Thought I was doing good with deer, till I wasn't. They got a lot of my tomatoes and I don't have any time whatsoever right now to even put in something like you have here. Then I came across some potential wisdom from a 90+'er. He puts a radio with talk radio or preaching on it in the middle of his garden. Says deer won't come if they hear people talking. I tend to agree, though deer nowadays seem to be pretty darn fearless. The main one I got, she isn't even really that scared of me riding behind her on my ATV! For lack of time, I thought I'd give it a go. I have a solar powered radio my mom gave me last year and have it playing pretty loudly from night until after the sun comes up. We'll see how well it works. If it does seem to work, I may invest in running some power out there and building a small shack for a more permanent solution. Hopefully your fence works out for you!

[@backtothepast1850]

@shelzmike that sounds like a reasonable solution. Now that the electric fence is in, the garden is doing great. I just hope it isn't too late. I put in a second garden box now that I'll probably plant this fall. I'll have to extend my fence to cover that one too.