We have a wild boar proof fence. Glad to let them if ground needs a plough but they choose when and where. Fence did keep the deer out but they got in and nibbled all the potato tops. And now they know to jump in if they smell something tasty. Never thought a tiny wren could achieve so much! Sadly rabbits disappeared from here over 10 years ago, a sierra in southern Spain. A lot of people here do manage their ‘huertas’ and many with permaculture. Good luck this year.
Wildlife is a delight, but … in our plots, with no option!
Cheeky .
One of our gardeners has put in an extra row or two of hedging outside the plot, + a row of dead hedging to help slow the deer down and hope they choose an easier route elsewhere.
Rabbits we have in plenty too, now they are tricky! It creates a lot of work keeping them off our crops and all their practice digging games!
Yes, long term we are going to hedge the area too. Rabbits haven't been too much of a problem for us so far, touch wood. I know they were in the past though, so it's a potential issue for us too. I find chicken wire 1m high and horizontal on the ground or dug into it 30-40cm works. I prefer horizontal to remove in future years when fencing needs replacing.
We have a wild boar proof fence. Glad to let them if ground needs a plough but they choose when and where. Fence did keep the deer out but they got in and nibbled all the potato tops. And now they know to jump in if they smell something tasty. Never thought a tiny wren could achieve so much! Sadly rabbits disappeared from here over 10 years ago, a sierra in southern Spain. A lot of people here do manage their ‘huertas’ and many with permaculture. Good luck this year.
Wildlife is a delight, but … in our plots, with no option!
Cheeky .
One of our gardeners has put in an extra row or two of hedging outside the plot, + a row of dead hedging to help slow the deer down and hope they choose an easier route elsewhere.
Rabbits we have in plenty too, now they are tricky! It creates a lot of work keeping them off our crops and all their practice digging games!
Yes, long term we are going to hedge the area too. Rabbits haven't been too much of a problem for us so far, touch wood. I know they were in the past though, so it's a potential issue for us too. I find chicken wire 1m high and horizontal on the ground or dug into it 30-40cm works. I prefer horizontal to remove in future years when fencing needs replacing.