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Raccoons, Opossums, Rabbits, Armadillos, Squirrels and Fox




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Raccoons, Opossums, Rabbits, Armadillos, Squirrels and Fox

Wed Apr 24, 2013 6:10 am

So I have this wide variety of threats to my garden to deal with.
Waterbug gave me a fantastic example of a DIY cage to protect gourd family veg.
Also jal_ut had a another amazing idea of a radio playing metal music to deter critters.
I was curious if anyone has any other successful DIY critter deterrents that may be helpful. Thanks in advance and this forum is awesome!!

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Re: Raccoons, Opossums, Rabbits, Armadillos, Squirrels and F

Wed Apr 24, 2013 11:37 am

Well, I have most of those, minus armadillos and fox, but plus groundHOG and a variety of birds, small rodents, etc....

Only thing that works for me is fencing. I grow veggies in raised beds and I just fence in each bed individually, with fencing wrapped around stakes. I have traditionally used deer netting to cage the beds in completely, with a roof over the top. This year I am trying some plastic mesh fencing.
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Re: Raccoons, Opossums, Rabbits, Armadillos, Squirrels and F

Thu Apr 25, 2013 11:43 pm

Fence here also, I have one around the garden.
The things I do are an evolution and I am always learning. My way is not the only way of doing things, and I may and will change the way I do things as I learn better ways. So any advice that I give is in that spirit.
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