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Possibly in time, you may find out that you have more than just squirrels and cats.. so for my point of view.. l would fence it...Secondly, l've used fences to grow cucc's, help support my tomatoes, and beans they ran wild like crazy... there are advantages to having em.

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To: MittleiderMethodGardening@yahoogroups.com
From: kenneth.cochran@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2013 13:23:35 +0000
Subject: [MittleiderMethodGardening] To Fence or not to Fence.... that is the question

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.

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.

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.

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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