Although Portage, Michigan is an actual city, we are blessed with an abundance of wildlife including plenty of deer. In fact, deer are often seen crossing the land that the garden is located on. Though lovely to watch, these deer could make all of our hard work for naught. Therefore, we decided to install a fence around the garden plot in hopes of keeping the deer at least somewhat deterred.
Our plan for the fence was to place eight foot long wooden posts two feet in the ground, then attached four foot high wire fence to it. The posts were spaced ten feet apart from each other. After digging the first couple of post holes by hand, we rented a power post hole digger from a nearby rental shop, which we should have done from the start. With the power digger, our work was done in about the same amount of time that it took to dig the first couple of holes. With the holes dug, we installed the posts and packed loose soil in around them.
Although Portage, Michigan is an actual city, we are blessed with an abundance of wildlife including plenty of deer. In fact, deer are often seen crossing the land that the garden is located on. Though lovely to watch, these deer could make all of our hard work for naught. Therefore, we decided to install a fence around the garden plot in hopes of keeping the deer at least somewhat deterred.
Our plan for the fence was to place eight foot long wooden posts two feet in the ground, then attached four foot high wire fence to it. The posts were spaced ten feet apart from each other. After digging the first couple of post holes by hand, we rented a power post hole digger from a nearby rental shop, which we should have done from the start. With the power digger, our work was done in about the same amount of time that it took to dig the first couple of holes. With the holes dug, we installed the posts and packed loose soil in around them.
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