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I'll gladly send you a few deer to make your fence useful, maybe. I think fences add something to a garden appearance wise. Obviously I'm not talking about wire or chain link but more along the lines of pickets. We have a fence around our garden which is of little use since three rabbits live within the fence and a fawn has figured out a way to get in. Where's Elmer Fud when I need him? Short answer, I like fences for kids and animals but don't expect them to be the end all of protection.
Ward

--- In MittleiderMethodGardening@yahoogroups.com, "kcochran654" <kenneth.cochran@...> wrote:
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> Until yesterday my garden had a fence around it. I took it down so I could mow the weeds down and till. I also decided to expand the garden by a few feet.
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> I mowed and tilled an area larger than I'm actually intending to use because I figured having a buffer around the garden would slow the progress of weeds. Once a weed reaches the fence it grows up through the fence and I've had to resort to hand pulling because the fence gets in the way of garden tools.
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> Anyway, the thought suddenly occurred to me that I may not even need a fence at all. The only animal problems I've experienced so far has been a couple of curious squirrels and a neighbor's cat that thinks the world is it's litter box. The main purpose of the fence was as a deterrent for the same neighbor's unruly children. We've never actually caught them trespassing, only suspicions and tell-tale signs of their presence. It dawned on me that if said children don't respect an 8 foot privacy fence and a locked gate they're just going to ignore a 4 foot garden fence.
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> So, what do the rest of you say? Does a fence that doesn't hinder anyone but me have any other redeeming quality I may be overlooking.
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