How Do You Make A Deer Proof Garden Gate?
According to Paul D. Curtis, writer for Fine Gardening, the deer population in North America is higher than it has ever been, with the whitetail deer population skyrocketing to 20 million nationwide. Twenty million deer can lead to great losses in home vegetable gardens. Because deer prey on the tender leaves of vegetable and fruit gardens, protecting your produce becomes essential for healthy harvests. Make a deer-proof garden gate to keep these vegetarians at bay. Drive four corner electrical rods into the perimeter of the fence. Press the rods 1 foot into the soil. You can wet the soil to push them into the ground easier, or dig a hole with a shovel and pack the dirt around the corner rods. Leave enough room for a garden gate. Drive a post for the gate door 1foot in the ground. Purchase a small gate from a hardware store with hinges. Screw the hinges onto the garden gate and to a post. Press support rods every 8 feet around the perimeter. Place an insulator over each post, so that i
