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MostGrowersFarm:
Happy Saturday!

I am in the process of putting a garden on my property. I hastily purchased several sweet potato slips online but will not have the garden bed ready when they arrive, so I was going to put them straight into the ground. I live in Bokeelia, FL where there are wild pigs, rabbits, and peacocks that ravage through gardens. Do any of you have any suggestions for a cheap fence or net that I can use to keep the critters out? Once I have my first sweet potato harvest, I was planning on taking slips and putting them in the garden bed where I will have a better setup, but for now would prefer something on the cheaper side.

I appreciate any help!

Pokeweed:
You might look for used fencing online ( Craigslist etc), or if there is a restore or even a contractor in your area. D

pineislander:

--- Quote from: MostGrowersFarm on May 09, 2020, 07:38:18 PM ---Happy Saturday!

I am in the process of putting a garden on my property. I hastily purchased several sweet potato slips online but will not have the garden bed ready when they arrive, so I was going to put them straight into the ground. I live in Bokeelia, FL where there are wild pigs, rabbits, and peacocks that ravage through gardens. Do any of you have any suggestions for a cheap fence or net that I can use to keep the critters out? Once I have my first sweet potato harvest, I was planning on taking slips and putting them in the garden bed where I will have a better setup, but for now would prefer something on the cheaper side.

I appreciate any help!

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No cheap fence will keep pigs out. Are you sure they pass through yuour place? They haven't hit my place yet but I do know they are around. Dogs help I think and my neighbor has a good barker.

MostGrowersFarm:
The pigs come through according to my neighbors, although I haven't seen any yet. I have heard that the rabbits and peacocks are the bigger issue though so I might focus on keeping those out of the garden for now

pineislander:
You won't see the pigs except at night but will see their rooting around and footprints in sandy areas, they may make trails. The rabbits will be out and visible in the early evening, night and early morning. Peacocks you can hear. Hog wire or mesh fencing four feet and a driveway gate will work for everything except rabbits. There are people who wil hunt hogs for you, and trapping is legal.

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