Electric Fences for Gardens
The gardens that are grown near areas of wood patches or where animals are often found are vulnerable to being trampled and eaten. To protect your gardens from animals and children, and from being damaged, an electric fence is safely going to keep your garden from harm.

Posted Tuesday, April 11, 2006

If you are going to build an electric fence around your garden you will need a hammer, wire cutters, a screwdriver, a tape measure, and a shovel or a post-hole digger. The materials you will need are posts to put the fence up with, a roll of fence wire, and a few connectors that will hold the wire on the fence. Depending on the size of your garden the cost of your fencing will vary.

The larger the garden, the more materials you are going to need, and the higher your cost could be. Checking in with your local feed store or agricultural center, you can find great deals on the supplies that you need.

The first step in creating an electric fence around your garden is to measure. The fence should be about a foot from the exterior of your gardens so that you have plenty of room to work within the fence. You can make the fence any amount of space around from the exterior of your gardens as you see fit.

When you are ready to get started and you have gathered all the materials to create your fence, you will need to start by digging holes for your posts. Some wooden posts require bigger, thicker holes, but you can also purchase types of posts, such as fiberglass, that are thin and will easily fit in the soil with less problems and smaller holes.

Posts should be about ten inches in the ground so that they are firmly placed and will not fall over. The posts that you place around the garden should be anywhere from ten to fifteen feet apart so that they support the electric wire. Posts can be painted virtually any color to help keep children out of the garden or from running into the electric fence.

Fasten the insulators to the posts that you are putting around the garden. The insulators are going to prevent the electric current from reaching areas that it should not, while helping to complete the circle of electric wire that will keep even the largest of animals out of your gardens.

Attach a charger to the electric fence wire, so that you are then putting your electric fence plan into action. Generally the charger is going to be the most expensive piece that you need for your fence. A fence charger is purchased in any type of agricultural center or home retail center where gardening supplies are.

After installing your electric fence around your gardens, your gardens will thrive and grow safely!