We fenced for deer here or I'd have nothing for us! We had done our own, but then over the years, storms, snow, animals and just deterioration took it's tole. We had a company come in a few years back and install posts into real footings. My garden is 24 x 32 and we spaced 8' on the long sides. The back is spaced less and the front has the door so spaced even closer.
We lined with a deer fencing which has something like 1" openings, but if I had my time back, I would spend the money and line with hardware cloth - at least the bottom few feet. It's heavier duty to withstand more weather issues and would deter the chipmunks. They don't seem to care to climb - they prefer to tunnel or slip through the deer fencing. They are destructive to tomatoes! If the weather is dry and they are looking for moisture and one has gotten from them in the past, they seem to teach their friends. Trouble is, they bite one here, one there, not really digging in to just one tomato but sampling all they can find. The squirrels will still balance along the top of the fence, climb, etc. but they are not as destructive as chipmunks. The deer fencing has kept deer and groundhogs out of my garden though.
If you have not started, I would also lay out a perimeter deterrent down in the ground to at least block off the lazier of those that tunnel. I did it for our chicken coop and is another thing i wish I had done for the garden. Next time!
Post pics when you get it all done!
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