Home owners cost of beautication

• WebFire

  justincredible;1620672 wrote:I wasn't aware. I've read that a lot of people let their chickens free range in their gardens to eat bugs and weeds.

  If you have more than a few they can. Although I have 4 acres for 10...they might have enough to scratch that they won't. The other thing they do is take dust baths, and the bare dirt will attract them for that. And they don't give a shit that you have stuff planted.
• salto

  

  ernest_t_bass;1620639 wrote:Just ban salto/said/sizzlepig/HOFoncoattails, and be done with it. Can't you see how worthless of a human being he is?

  Worthless because of giving Justin the honest truth? You're an idiot etb.
• justincredible

  

  How 'bout this. You pay to replace our fence with something else and I'll change it. Otherwise, like I said before, IDGAF what you think of it. My wife and I both like it and it serves its purpose by keeping the dogs contained to where we want them to be.
• salto

  

  Its understandable being defensive, hopefully someday you and your wife's taste improves from being so tacky.
• salto

  

  Its understandable being defensive, hopefully someday you and your wife's taste improves from being so tacky.
• justincredible

  

  Hopefully.
• salto

  

  WebFire;1620620 wrote:Interesting that your dog bothers the garden. I'll be getting chickens soon and plan to free range them some. I'll have to come up with something to keep them out of the garden.

  
  
  ^ Along with chickens I bet it can even keep out small dogs.
• justincredible

  

  salto;1620738 wrote:
  
  ^ Along with chickens I bet it can even keep out small dogs.

  Seems tacky.
• ts1227

  

  I have chicken wire around my garden to keep rabbits out. It looks like hell but I don't care.
• Lovejoy1984

  

  justincredible;1620721 wrote:How 'bout this. You pay to replace our fence with something else and I'll change it. Otherwise, like I said before, IDGAF what you think of it. My wife and I both like it and it serves its purpose by keeping the dogs contained to where we want them to be.

  I have $12, would that help?
• salto

  

  justincredible;1620742 wrote:Seems tacky.

  
  Just to keep animals out of plants, a wire fence around a bed is not nearly as tacky as a few feet of iron fencing across the middle of a small back yard.
• salto

  

  HighRoller74;1620755 wrote:I have $12, would that help?

  Justin could use it for another plastic plant holder!
• WebFire

  salto;1620761 wrote:Just to keep animals out of plants, a wire fence around a bed is not nearly as tacky as a few feet of iron fencing across the middle of a small back yard.

  Chicken wire is more tacky than iron fencing, no matter the use.
• WebFire

  salto;1620738 wrote:
  
  ^ Along with chickens I bet it can even keep out small dogs.

  Seems easy doesn't it. But I bet I'll to build in a way I can still easily get into my garden. SO I'LL HAVE TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING.
• cruiser_96

  

  I used chicken wire. It worked great. And unless you are standing pretty close or aren't looking for it, you can't tell it's there.
• WebFire

  I was thinking of something like this, that I can easily remove to work in the gardens. Simple PVC and chicken wire.
  
  
• justincredible

  

  WebFire;1620914 wrote:I was thinking of something like this, that I can easily remove to work in the gardens. Simple PVC and chicken wire.
  
  

  That's not bad. I might need to do something similar in my front beds if the squirrels don't stop digging. I also want to try something similar with clear plastic instead of chicken wire for extending the growing season.
• cruiser_96

  

  That's actually pretty sweet!
• GOONx19

  

  What keeps it from blowing away in a storm?
• WebFire

  You'd have to secure it somehow. My beds are made from barn beams, so I imagine I can use some kind of latch.
• GOONx19

  

  I like the idea. It would be pretty easy to put together, too.
• salto

  

  justincredible;1620920 wrote:That's not bad. I might need to do something similar in my front beds if the squirrels don't stop digging.

  As long as whatever you get replaces that ugly as sin iron fence you're making improvements.
• Geronimo

  

  pvc & plastic has always worked well for me when doing garden box covers...simple yet effective and if your storage space is limited it's easy to disassemble at the end of the season.
  
  http://www.pvcplans.com/coldframe.htm
• justincredible

  

  salto;1621369 wrote:As long as whatever you get replaces that ugly as sin iron fence you're making improvements.

  Oh ok.
• OSH

  

  I spent $25 today for a hatchet. Did major work in removing shrubs, bushes, and a nasty vine out of the tree. First cost of beautification I've incurred this year. That vine was terrible, filled up the bed of a truck (piled over the roof) when we hauled it off.