Excellent, I wish I had the same of the tool you used for hammering in those posts. I also like how you used bricks at the bottom to keep the bunnies out, definitely will save me alot of trouble. Thanks for uploading this! Greetings from Canada.
What a bunch of fuddy duddies! 😜 I tried this fence last year after my garden was decimated the year before, and I did not have one deer get into my garden. Are use zip ties with hog fencing to grow my beans and such and they last for three years. I have used this netting for four years and it is still fine. Not saying, you other guys did not have the same experience that you describe, but this has been my experience.
Thanks for the vision! I’m amazed you got the fence and gate up in a day! This helped me get started on my fence! A few suggestions I found 1. After putting in the 4x4 posts, we found our soil was too sandy. Once the rain came , the post was not secure at all. We tried again by wedging in rocks. Still not any better. We’re going to try Quickrete next. 2. Once the 4x4 post goes in , the T-post behind it can be removed and the deer fence can be stapled to the 4x4. I guess it’s not essential just an observation
Your doo and the corner posts need diagonal bracing. Also, what are your plans to keep the mice out? Can squirrels chew through that deer netting? Asides over , nice job on the fence, especially as your wife helped! I really like your soil -- I'm so used to the hard-packed clap in my ares -- it was a joy to see you digging those post-holes! Can you share your cost of materials for this fence?
We staked ours down with 12 in garden staples and that helped keep smaller animals away but they could chew through it if they wanted too. In our area, that was never an issue for us and we do have Raccoons and possums!
There's certainly something to be said for cheap, fast, & easy fencing. But I think those three words just about sum up all the advantages of this type fencing as so many other videos on You Tube point out tons of drawbacks. Most say the plastic deer netting and zip ties disintegrate far too fast, often in just a couple years time due to UV rays weakening the material. And many say deer can and sometimes will push against the fencing enough to damage it because it really isn't very strong. Other animals that enjoy attacking a garden such as raccoons, possums, squirrels, wild hogs, etc. can chew or rip through this fencing easily. With the wide spacing of the T-posts, even really strong winds, which we get a lot of where I live, can push the fencing enough to damage it or cause the posts to lean over. We get about 75 inches of rain annually here PLUS we have unstable soils so unless any post sunk only into soil will not remain stable and usually will lean over. Basically, to insure you are not just wasting money building a fence that will need reconstructing in a couple years, the fence needs to be much more robust. Your fence will be enough to discourage deer from trying to jump it. However, given the huge amount of landing space inside your garden, there will still be one or two deer who are bold enough and brave enough to try a jump. Most of the time that will be younger yearling bucks. They are like teenage kids who think they can do anything. The weak plastic netting will give at the top of the fence to the weight of a large deer jumping into it and likely the deer will make it over the fence, albeit not in a beautiful Olympic style vault. Once one deer makes the jump, more will see that it is possible and will also try it. Meanwhile, even one deer inside the garden one time can wipe out tons of plants to the point where they cannot recover. I live on 20 acres in Mississippi, a state with one of the highest densities of deer in America. I battle deer and tons of other critters year round as each year more new animals are born who feel compelled to taste my garden veggies. Even 8 foot high fencing will not keep out all deer, particularly if they see enough landing zone clear space inside the garden where they can get a running start for their jump and not crash into something when they land. All that said, your fence might work. It looks like your garden is way out in the middle of a large open area. Most deer don't want to venture out in the open that far and if there are other places they can find food, they may just never even try getting into your garden. A lot depends on what the deer density is in your area and what available food resources there are. Also, our deer here are urbanized and very familiar with living near humans. They are not shy and spend a lot of time close to people watching for the best time to hit a garden without being disturbed. My deer here recognize me and sometimes just watch me move about on my land, waiting until they see where I am before they head to my garden. Put a game camera on the garden plot and you will be amazed at what the deer do! Good luck with your fencing.
Absolutely, I completely understand where you are coming from. This fence for us is a temporary fence till we decide to put in a more permanent solution. We are beginner gardeners and know our garden will grow in the future. Once we decide how large we want our garden, we will install a more substantial fence. In our area, North Texas, this fence has been perfect for our needs and has kept the deer our of our garden, which like to roam in our yards. Our biggest issue right now is MOLES...Do you have experience with this? They are devouring my beans!
@@redriverliving Get a cat or two. They hear the moles digging in their tunnels and love to dig them up. Or if you don't like cats, get a Jack Russell terrier. That dog will find and dig up every mole in your entire neighborhood! We have moles here, of course, but my cat does a pretty good job with them. Farm cats are worth their food and vet costs because they also catch and kill mice or rats. We have many more mice than we do moles. The mice will dig into our seed beds and eat root crops below ground or eat freshly planted seeds that have not sprouted. Gardening is a constant battle each and every single day against all the critters in nature, from animals to insects to fungi. My best advice is to plant much more than you think you will need. You can always store extra food, sell it, or give it away to someone in need. That helps overcome the losses to insects, disease, animals, weather, and whatever else hits your crops. Glad the fence is working to keep your deer at bay. Hope you have a great garden this season!
I agree with the importance of building an effective and durable fence. My question to you is do you have dogs? We live in the mountains and regularly see deer in our neighbors yard. Not many deer venture into our yard because of our dogs. My female dog chases them away. When the dogs are asleep inside is when the deer will eat the garden in the summer time. Maybe a doghouse outside of the fence wouldn’t be such a bad idea. Just a suggestion for protecting veggies (that is if you’re fond of dogs)
We built a fence this way and the deer keep breaking through it. Would you recommend doubling through with a monofilament tension wire, or a strong fishing line?
Luckily, we have not had any issues with our deer trying to break through it. If you continue to have issues, you may want to use a tall wire fence. Thanks for watching!
@@redriverliving have the t-post remained in place? I'm worried about doing this and the t-post leaning over slightly after time with the pressure of the net and water. How's yours holding up?
@@jilkojilko Our t-post have not budged. the screen has been damaged by the wind but was able to easily fit it, we get strong winds where we live. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the information! So far so good, we are on year two. I’m sure when it starts to break down we will replace with a more permanent metal fence. Thanks for watching!
I think we had roughly $150 in netting, purchased T post at local Tractor supply $8 each, had zip ties already! Pretty inexpensive, right now the netting is on sale for $60/100ft! Linked in video!
@@redriverliving I've had nothing but problems this year for the first time in a 14 years of planting at my homestead I've had to replant 2x and nothing is working to keep the deer away
Thanks for watching and for your opinion! Two Years later and we still haven't had any deer try to jump or barrel though! 🤷🏻♀️ Hasn't been stupid for us! Maybe in your area this wouldn't work but for us it is doing just what we need! Have a Blessed Day!
😂😂😂 at the comment here.... Drive T posts into ground around 18-20 taps per post.....not more not less....ad definitely not less😅😅attach deer fencing 😂please😅 you must explain thus phenomena!
I thought that was an affordable elegant solution! You just earned my subscription.
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Loved seeing you two do it together! Thanks for sharing
Thank you! 😊 appreciate you watching!
Excellent, I wish I had the same of the tool you used for hammering in those posts. I also like how you used bricks at the bottom to keep the bunnies out, definitely will save me alot of trouble. Thanks for uploading this! Greetings from Canada.
It's called a T-Post Driver. Thanks for watching!
What a bunch of fuddy duddies!
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I tried this fence last year after my garden was decimated the year before, and I did not have one deer get into my garden. Are use zip ties with hog fencing to grow my beans and such and they last for three years.
I have used this netting for four years and it is still fine.
Not saying, you other guys did not have the same experience that you describe, but this has been my experience.
This was helpful for me to consider doing at a rental property where I have lots of deer.
So glad to hear! Thanks for watching!
Very nice folks. Way to go.
Thanks for the vision! I’m amazed you got the fence and gate up in a day! This helped me get started on my fence! A few suggestions I found
1. After putting in the 4x4 posts, we found our soil was too sandy. Once the rain came , the post was not secure at all. We tried again by wedging in rocks. Still not any better. We’re going to try Quickrete next.
2. Once the 4x4 post goes in , the T-post behind it can be removed and the deer fence can be stapled to the 4x4. I guess it’s not essential just an observation
This is amazing! Just what we were looking to build! Thank you!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!
Your doo and the corner posts need diagonal bracing. Also, what are your plans to keep the mice out? Can squirrels chew through that deer netting? Asides over , nice job on the fence, especially as your wife helped!
I really like your soil -- I'm so used to the hard-packed clap in my ares -- it was a joy to see you digging those post-holes!
Can you share your cost of materials for this fence?
Did you guys use 8ft fence posts? And how far apart did you place them?
Yes we use 8ft Tpost and I believe it was like every ten feet or so. Thanks for watching!
OMGosh, look how flat that land is!!!!
How well does this hold up to other critters like raccoons and possums?
We staked ours down with 12 in garden staples and that helped keep smaller animals away but they could chew through it if they wanted too. In our area, that was never an issue for us and we do have Raccoons and possums!
There's certainly something to be said for cheap, fast, & easy fencing. But I think those three words just about sum up all the advantages of this type fencing as so many other videos on You Tube point out tons of drawbacks. Most say the plastic deer netting and zip ties disintegrate far too fast, often in just a couple years time due to UV rays weakening the material. And many say deer can and sometimes will push against the fencing enough to damage it because it really isn't very strong. Other animals that enjoy attacking a garden such as raccoons, possums, squirrels, wild hogs, etc. can chew or rip through this fencing easily. With the wide spacing of the T-posts, even really strong winds, which we get a lot of where I live, can push the fencing enough to damage it or cause the posts to lean over. We get about 75 inches of rain annually here PLUS we have unstable soils so unless any post sunk only into soil will not remain stable and usually will lean over.
Basically, to insure you are not just wasting money building a fence that will need reconstructing in a couple years, the fence needs to be much more robust. Your fence will be enough to discourage deer from trying to jump it. However, given the huge amount of landing space inside your garden, there will still be one or two deer who are bold enough and brave enough to try a jump. Most of the time that will be younger yearling bucks. They are like teenage kids who think they can do anything. The weak plastic netting will give at the top of the fence to the weight of a large deer jumping into it and likely the deer will make it over the fence, albeit not in a beautiful Olympic style vault. Once one deer makes the jump, more will see that it is possible and will also try it. Meanwhile, even one deer inside the garden one time can wipe out tons of plants to the point where they cannot recover.
I live on 20 acres in Mississippi, a state with one of the highest densities of deer in America. I battle deer and tons of other critters year round as each year more new animals are born who feel compelled to taste my garden veggies. Even 8 foot high fencing will not keep out all deer, particularly if they see enough landing zone clear space inside the garden where they can get a running start for their jump and not crash into something when they land.
All that said, your fence might work. It looks like your garden is way out in the middle of a large open area. Most deer don't want to venture out in the open that far and if there are other places they can find food, they may just never even try getting into your garden. A lot depends on what the deer density is in your area and what available food resources there are.
Also, our deer here are urbanized and very familiar with living near humans. They are not shy and spend a lot of time close to people watching for the best time to hit a garden without being disturbed. My deer here recognize me and sometimes just watch me move about on my land, waiting until they see where I am before they head to my garden.
Put a game camera on the garden plot and you will be amazed at what the deer do! Good luck with your fencing.
Absolutely, I completely understand where you are coming from. This fence for us is a temporary fence till we decide to put in a more permanent solution. We are beginner gardeners and know our garden will grow in the future. Once we decide how large we want our garden, we will install a more substantial fence. In our area, North Texas, this fence has been perfect for our needs and has kept the deer our of our garden, which like to roam in our yards.
Our biggest issue right now is MOLES...Do you have experience with this? They are devouring my beans!
@@redriverliving Get a cat or two. They hear the moles digging in their tunnels and love to dig them up. Or if you don't like cats, get a Jack Russell terrier. That dog will find and dig up every mole in your entire neighborhood!
We have moles here, of course, but my cat does a pretty good job with them. Farm cats are worth their food and vet costs because they also catch and kill mice or rats. We have many more mice than we do moles. The mice will dig into our seed beds and eat root crops below ground or eat freshly planted seeds that have not sprouted.
Gardening is a constant battle each and every single day against all the critters in nature, from animals to insects to fungi. My best advice is to plant much more than you think you will need. You can always store extra food, sell it, or give it away to someone in need. That helps overcome the losses to insects, disease, animals, weather, and whatever else hits your crops.
Glad the fence is working to keep your deer at bay. Hope you have a great garden this season!
@@redriverliving Cats love moles
I agree with the importance of building an effective and durable fence. My question to you is do you have dogs? We live in the mountains and regularly see deer in our neighbors yard. Not many deer venture into our yard because of our dogs. My female dog chases them away. When the dogs are asleep inside is when the deer will eat the garden in the summer time. Maybe a doghouse outside of the fence wouldn’t be such a bad idea. Just a suggestion for protecting veggies (that is if you’re fond of dogs)
I didn't know you were famous! JJ from the flight line here.
Yep, It’s me! Thanks for watching!
I'm also in North Texas. What was your total material cost?
Deer broke through this netting in 5 spaces in our garden. Also rabbits chewed through it on the bottom.
Not tll enough for upper mid west white tale They need at least 10 foot
They aren’t jumping into a space that confined.
Awesome! How big and what was the cost?
I believe it is roughly 40 X 60, we used two rolls of the Netting and they are 100' each. Thanks for watching!
How far (feet/yards) between each t post? Thanks!
I believe we placed them every 10/12 feet.
Do you leave it up all year long, or take down and setup annually?
Thanks for watching! Yes, it stays up all year. We have had some wind damage, just replaced the zip-ties and year three going strong!
8’ or 7’ tall posts including the below grade portion?
We purchased 8 ft t-post. The Netting is 7 feet tall. Thanks for watching!
We built a fence this way and the deer keep breaking through it. Would you recommend doubling through with a monofilament tension wire, or a strong fishing line?
Luckily, we have not had any issues with our deer trying to break through it. If you continue to have issues, you may want to use a tall wire fence. Thanks for watching!
we had the same problem, I am going to add another layer of metal wire fence, I hope it works. I am in NJ, we have a lot of deers.
T-posts have doubled in price since last year. My garden is 80' x 30'. The deer found me last year and I'm really concerned about this year.
That doesn’t surprise me! Well we used this fence all last year and it worked perfectly! Still standing and plan to use this year.
@@redriverliving have the t-post remained in place? I'm worried about doing this and the t-post leaning over slightly after time with the pressure of the net and water. How's yours holding up?
@@jilkojilko Our t-post have not budged. the screen has been damaged by the wind but was able to easily fit it, we get strong winds where we live. Thanks for watching!
I feel your pain pal, just had to fence in almost exactly your dimensions at 16 CDN per post. Went roughly 15 ft spacing
What was the spacing on your posts?
Thanks for watching! It’s about every 10 feet.
What’s the name of that step stool you’re using there? That looks super handy.
It’s a work Platform! We use ours all the time! It’s currently on SALE! Here’s the link: rstyle.me/cz-n/hhma9kc8mef
@@redriverliving thanks!!!
How did you get all them straight?
We used a t-post driver and they all went in pretty straight. Thanks for watching!
Zip tie is not UF protected and will crack soon, better to use metal wire. Thanks for the video
Thanks for the information! So far so good, we are on year two. I’m sure when it starts to break down we will replace with a more permanent metal fence. Thanks for watching!
How much did this cost?
I think we had roughly $150 in netting, purchased T post at local Tractor supply $8 each, had zip ties already! Pretty inexpensive, right now the netting is on sale for $60/100ft! Linked in video!
@@redriverliving I've had nothing but problems this year for the first time in a 14 years of planting at my homestead I've had to replant 2x and nothing is working to keep the deer away
WhAt size t posts did you use?
8ft tpost
I do NOT shop at Tractor Supply because of their politely backing anymore, I go to Farm and Family, Rural King, Menards. But this is a great fence!
Thanks! It has served it purpose well for us! Thanks for watching!
8:04 - yikes.. no goggles... big error!
Hi tall?
It's 7 foot tall. Thanks for watching!
Not deer proof... Silly. Deer can easily clear an 8 foot fence and I have seen them barrel straight through this netting. This is stupid.
Thanks for watching and for your opinion! Two Years later and we still haven't had any deer try to jump or barrel though! 🤷🏻♀️ Hasn't been stupid for us! Maybe in your area this wouldn't work but for us it is doing just what we need! Have a Blessed Day!
@@redriverliving Glad to hear it. Still isn't deer proof.
Worst adio video I have ever watched. Too much music and not enough explaining of the process..
Thank you for the feedback and for watching!
Hey there! You know, there is a way to voice your criticisms in more a constructive, kind manner. Just food for thought! 😊
I mean, it’s pretty self explanatory if you just watch. The points that needed to be explained in felt were explained.
Bud, it is audio. Worst comment I've ever read.
😂😂😂 at the comment here....
Drive T posts into ground around 18-20 taps per post.....not more not less....ad definitely not less😅😅attach deer fencing 😂please😅 you must explain thus phenomena!