Whether you’re trying to protect your garden from wildlife predators or want to keep your livestock from wandering too far, effective fencing can bring welcome peace of mind. Covering the pros and cons of a variety of fencing types, Gail Damerow shows you how to build a fence that works for your needs. With clearly illustrated instructions for building wire fences, rail fences, electric fences, woven fences, and more, you’ll soon be creating effective enclosures that are guaranteed to save you time, money, and worry.
Insert battens into existing wires by placing the top wire between the strands of the batten and then turning the batten to thread it down toward the next wire. When comparing the cost of a new fence to the cost of repairs, don't forget ...
How to Choose and Install the Best Fence to Protect Your Crops and Livestock Ann Larkin Hansen. ELEMENTS. OF. ELECTRIC. FENCING. The most important principle of electric fencing is that electricity doesn't shock unless it is moving.
“God invented mulching,” wrote Ruth Stout, who followed her 1955 book How to Have a Green Thumb Without an Aching Back: A New Method of Mulch Gardening with the equally offbeat early-'60s classic Gardening Without Work.
The culmination of a lifetime's experience, this book is vital for owners of small acreages, home food producers, horse enthusiasts, and sustainable commercial farmers.
... fences that enhance the landscape while fulfilling basic functions. 272 pages. Paper. ISBN 978-1-58017-530-2. Fences for Pasture & Garden by Gail Damerow Sound, up-to-date advice and instruction to make building fences a task anyone can ...
The fifth edition is now updated with full-color illustrations and photographs throughout, including a gallery of the best breed choices for both meat and fiber.
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repot again into a yet deeper container (such as a milk carton), again setting them as deep in the dirt as you can—right up to the leaves (you can pinch off the lower ones). Harden plants for at least 10 days just before transplanting.
'TRULY INSPIRING' Mail on Sunday Now familiar to millions of Gardeners' World fans as Longmeadow (the home of Nigel & Nellie), this is the story of Monty & Sarah Don's early days there.
“They love to come up here,” says Mudd as the dogs play on a rock overlooking the canyon, “but they will never come up here on their own. This is coyote territory. They're very clear about what those borders are.