So maybe our garden won't be facing Bears, but there will definitely be some challenges involved in securing our gardens from unwanted intruders. Initially the easy solution seemed to be to build a nice fence. No rabbits, no dogs, no problem...oh but geese fly and love your leafy greens..and other birds love raspberries just as much as some of our gardeners...and the thousands of dollars for a fence. Ouch!!! Too much money (which also ruled out the retractable glass roof and invisible force field) and not totally effective either. To date we have had some very interesting options, but so far the most likely solutions seem to be: building some windmill type structures to scare away the critters, and using raised beds for planting to deter the other critters that like to munch on your veggies and deposit their...leftovers.
Stay tuned as Joanne is checking into some ways to fend off the Geese in particular, and I may be starting a rabbit hunting party (just kidding, even though they eat half my garden every year and I've already lost half a bush this spring, I still love them in our neighborhood).
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