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bower · January 28, 2016

I was shocked to discover how effective a little row cover is, against squirrels rabbits and even moose. I am in a forest clearing too, and I've wasted no end of time and money on chicken wire fencing and trying to maintain it in the past, until finally I gave up because it always failed. Nothing would keep them from getting through the wire fence either dig under, climb over, or pry open a hole.

The past year, I had vegetables not very well protected I mean not a solid wall of row cover and gaps that animals could have gotten through - but they didn't. A little bit of that white cloth flapping, was enough to keep them away.
My farmer friends tipped me off about this. Row cover is good for more than insect pests and cold!

January 28, 2016	#6
bower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Newfoundland, Canada Posts: 6,794	I was shocked to discover how effective a little row cover is, against squirrels rabbits and even moose. I am in a forest clearing too, and I've wasted no end of time and money on chicken wire fencing and trying to maintain it in the past, until finally I gave up because it always failed. Nothing would keep them from getting through the wire fence either dig under, climb over, or pry open a hole. The past year, I had vegetables not very well protected I mean not a solid wall of row cover and gaps that animals could have gotten through - but they didn't. A little bit of that white cloth flapping, was enough to keep them away. My farmer friends tipped me off about this. Row cover is good for more than insect pests and cold!