deer fence in progress

deer fence in progress. I went with 5 stands of high tensile wire in this open stretch, and 3 stands where it runs through dense undergrowth. Six years of gardening in this space without any deer pressure, but it just takes one to get too brave. Also my dog is getting older, doesn’t jump up to bark so easily. A single deer over several nights ate down the tops of hundreds of small trees, usually just defoliating the top 2/3, but also the top half of currants, wild roses, garlic and one head of lettuce. It had a run at my grafted apples, a third of them have been topped - sure hope they will bounce back this season. Most will grow back, but it’s enough to push me to fence the nursery and orchard, something I wasn’t expecting to do. #deerfence #deerproof #deerproofgardening