I used this method and quickly learned it was better to keep the lines tied to each pole instead of just wrapping it because when a line breaks it means fixing the line over your entire fence instead of just a section. The deer will eventually test the lines so fixing a section is easier than the whole perimeter.

@mypeacewithnature9005

4 жыл бұрын

@@jom9049 I would. I had great results.

@stitchedpumpkin5905

Жыл бұрын

Good point, thank you.

My grandmother taught me a trick that works wonders. Place a small doghouse at the edge of a garden. Run an outdoor extension chord out to the doghouse and plug in a small radio. Turn it to any station with a clear signal. Unlike a scarecrow that never moves (causing other animals to eventually ignore it) the noise coming from the radio is ever changing. The sounds of people talking, echoing out of the small doghouse, wards off deer and other small animals that may be looking for an easy meal. She started doing this when I was a kid. I am now 40 and I have a radio by my garden. I have never had a nibble taken from my garden. And I have no fences. Also, this radio can be turned down very low so as not to disturb the neighbors. An animals sense of hearing is far superior to that of humans. They can hear the radio from a long distance where as I only hear the sound when I am at my garden.

@colleenmcintosh6974

3 жыл бұрын

Omg, what a great idea...thank you for sharing!

@shadyman6346

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks to your grandmother and you! Haven’t tried this yet, but I will.

@floydlholt9829

2 жыл бұрын

I wonder if this would work for 3 acres 🤔

@Highvibes777

2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant I am going to try this!

@stitchedpumpkin5905

Жыл бұрын

I live in the city suburbs. Our deer cause big dogs to stand down. This does not work lol.

I've been doing this for years. I put the rows lower, with the highest one at about 5 feet. I've watched the deer... they creep up slowly to a garden .. as soon as they bump into the fishing line it scares the P out of them and they take off. I start at 2 5 feet, 3.5 feet, then 5 feet. Baby deer like to munch out on tomato tops too, and that's why I start low 😁👍🏻👍🏻

@shyekiera

4 жыл бұрын

Do you just leave an open space to enter?

@cra2cra226

5 ай бұрын

I've been doing this for 4 months and it doesn't work at all. Don't know who thought this even made sense. I've watched 100+ pound deer plow through underbrush and scrub and small trees. No 25lb line can hold up to a deer pushing on it. The deer here were freaked out the first few days, then started probing the fishing line (40lb test) the next few days. By the end of the week, they'd blown through it and ate all of the new growth off our fruit trees. I had 4 or 5 rows of fishing line, spaced about a foot apart going from ankle to chest high with some zig zag strings, too, and some vertical strings to strengthen the whole thing. Nope. They blasted through that in another week. They don't jump over because I do smaller fenced areas so that the deer don't have a place to land. They'd be landing right into a tree or on a raised bed. But they will sure as heck walk right through fishing line.

Doing this for years and it works. I use the fishing line alone as the fence. We also hang chimes from the posts for added effect.

I've heard of doing it across the top of the garden, to keep birds out. The idea is that birds don't like spider webs and don't want to fly into them. When the lines are all crisscrossed they do look like spider webs. The sun still shines through to the garden but the birds don't eat the berries and other tender yummies.

This method has worked for me for the past 4 years to keep the deer out. 30 pound wire, 3 lines on 5ft posts, tied off to screws on each post. I've only had to replace a couple of lines in that time. Also, growing the Alliums and potatoes on the perimeters seems to make the garden not as inviting to them.

@JipseeGirl

3 жыл бұрын

Do deer not like potatoes?

@heidioaks5646

3 жыл бұрын

@@JipseeGirl Apparently not. I don't even plant them in the fenced areas anymore and the deer don't touch them. Gophers are another matter however...

@mariahrfordays1988

2 жыл бұрын

Deer ate my potato plants

@greetersLetsPlays

2 ай бұрын

@@JipseeGirl Potatoes are nightshades. As such the plants themselves are toxic to most animals.

This has worked for us for three years. This year a doe figured it out. Apparently she was jumping in, given that a couple of sections were only four feet high or so. We've just added a row at six feet and so far, so good.

I also clip bounce dryer sheets on my posts with a clothespin. And l throw a few bars of Irish spring around the garden.

Hey Luke, we learn so much from your channel. Thank you for all the great info!

I’m a new gardener and I love this channel for its information and Luke’s good-natured enthusiasm. Many blessings and continued success to you!

@MIgardener

5 жыл бұрын

So glad you are getting a lot out of the channel. Grow big!

Great idea, thank you for sharing and crediting "SSL Family Dad". Have a great weekend.

This was just by accident but when I was measuring my new garden space I didn’t have any string. My daughter ended up giving me a roll of balloon string. When the wind would blow ever slightly it would make a sound, an erry one at that. It scared me a few times. I noticed no sign of deers or rabbits. Even the bird want nothing to do with it. 👍🏻

@SusanLynn656

4 жыл бұрын

What is balloon string?

@victoriadelaughter5607

4 жыл бұрын

OneThrough8 Sorry, I meant balloon ribbon. It’s the ribbon that ties at the bottom of a ballon.

@user-xx7pg3vw9k

4 жыл бұрын

OneThrough8 That thin cheap ribbon that makes really good curls when run run a scissor over it.

@victoriadelaughter5607

4 жыл бұрын

** Yes, it even scared my neighbor who was outside tending to his chickens one evening. 😆

@robertsanders339

3 жыл бұрын

I'll give this a try thanks

I told my gardening pal about this today and looked for a video about it. I learned about this method in the book about wildlife safe fencing from a forestry department in some western state. Thanks for filling in the detail. We’ll use bamboo from the neighboring land.

This works fantastic! I got the idea from SSL Family dad as well and have been using it all season.. .NO DEER in the garden!! (We see them every day in our yard!!) and last year they devastated our cucumbers.. but with this fence, no problem.. now the smaller critters are another story!!

First off GO TRIBE!! Thanks for all the great tips and guides. New gardener this year. Between you, Roots and Refuge, and The Square Food Gardening book I have had a good start. Still had a few corps fail, but we live and learn. Thanks again keep doing what you are doing.

Your deer are very polite. The deer in my neck of the woods simply take their hoofs and push down fencing then walk through it. Yeah they did that this morning. They ate my blueberry & Elderberry bushes. I'm attempting to grow a little produce in containers on my 8 foot high back deck. They have not started climbing steps yet.

@stitchedpumpkin5905

Жыл бұрын

That's only because they didn't smell where the plants were due to the height and the wind. Y'all have to combine deer repellent (on fabric strips or leaves, not bare plants) with fishing line with reflective tape. One thing does not work.

@lurklingX

Жыл бұрын

"yet" 😂

Cool... Thanks for this video. We are about to put in a fence in our back yard to keep the deer out, and like you said it's difficult to find tall enough fencing, I'm glad you have this video. Thanks again.

One of my favorite videos off migardener is when you did the 2 part harvest at the cottage garden

I have used fishing twine for several years for my garden. We had a horrible time with birds pulling up our newly-sprouted corn and beans. So I started stringing the twine across the top of the garden, as well, from post top to post top. Never had any more issues with seedlings being plucked up!

Ten years ago we had to string over the entire backyard to keep a hawk from hunting our kitten and keep them out of our backyard from above. We still have the cat and the hawk left the area the same year. We used about half of our supply of fishing line and it was well worth it~

Absolutely beautiful garden!

Thank you for this tip. I'm definitely going to try it. Last week I spent hours in my backyard, planting my garden and, this morning, I woke up to much of it being decimated by the deer. I thought our fence was high enough but it was not. Your video has given me hope.

@racheltravis7236

2 жыл бұрын

Out of curiously, how tall is your fence. Im getting ready to build one and my husband thinks 5 ft is tall enough to keep the deer out. I dont see how, but just asking around so I know more of what to expect. I think I'll just do this fishing line now.

@linmonPIE

2 жыл бұрын

@@racheltravis7236 Deer can jump about 8 feet high. The method shown in the video works because they won’t jump anything they can’t see the height of.

@lurklingX

Жыл бұрын

i have had luck with those little 'cat' head shaped solar lights, where the eyes blink red after dusk. also apparently deer psychology makes them avoid jumping into areas where they don't have for sure solid ground. so if you put up some smaller frame fence and chicken wire around your beds and also plant heavy, or have random things like pavers on the ground if you put a smaller fence around a garden 'area', you'd probably be okay. and those motion activated sprinklers do wonders.

Wonderful idea! Will need to try with the apple trees at my parents lake house. Turkeys love them along with the deer!

I'm glad that works for you. A straight up and down fence never works with my deer pressure. I have went 7 foot high with electric fence and they jump it like it is 1 foot high. I have used probably 10 or 12 different fences and the only one I've had success with is a double fence of electric. One 3 ft tall and then another 3 foot further away at 18 inches tall. Deer don't like to jump across, only up. So they crowd the low fence to get as close to the taller one to jump it and get a zap. They are gone in a hurry.

@CaliforniaCarpenter7

3 жыл бұрын

This is the kind of comment I was expecting to see all over this comment section. I’m high up in The Sierra Nevada Mountains and our deep woods deer are extremely bold. They’re used to being shot at and chased by cougars and bears. They won’t just walk up to a fence, they’ll test it. I’ve got a new plot I’m planting and I’m scouring the internet looking for any low cost option because hardware is so incredibly expensive lately. There is a comment above that says plug in a radio and provide constant noise in your area and that makes sense. I’m going to try the radio and tight barbed wire going up eight feet. But I’ll probably end up with 8’ woven wire fence and wire above that.

@MindB0dy

Жыл бұрын

@@CaliforniaCarpenter7 any updates?

We have done the fishing line thing, and it worked for a few weeks. Please be sure it gets disposed of properly after it breaks. Birds tangle in it and take it to their nests and kill their babies. The Heron Scarer water activated motion detecter attached to a hose has worked for us for ten years. We occasionally move it and we do forget it’s on and get wet, like when we mow. Can’t use it when it freezes. For the veg garden, finally gave in and put up a real fence. Thanks for the goji info! Love the water iris!

@roycourier1384

4 жыл бұрын

Not to mention the neighbors combines next door. The deer feast on the crop residue then come over here for dessert

Good old cottage garden! Miss watching tutorials from there

Thanks. I'm trying a new area in my yard so will use this way of fencing (fishing line) for the entire 4 x 4 area.

G'day Luke. Such a good idea. Thanks for sharing. Blessings

The fishing line has worked for me for about 4 years now. In my part of NJ, we have way too many dear but there is no culling. I have the top line and my nose height and then another about a foot under it. Orbit brand water scarecrow works great too.

36"x13" fire ring here in wa state $62.93. just looked it up. just shows how much stuff has gone up from 3 yrs ago!

yes I use this method. I had the same problem the deer jumped the three foot fence.my garden has been safe for the last month.

Those suckers ate my special lilies that my daughter gave me, the tall asiatic lilies, my prize hostas were eaten below the dirt, cukes, tomatoes, eggplants, okra, and perennial hibiscus. No problem for over 14 years, then Bam, her yard is a salad bar! My husband just put fences around everything. Wish me luck. I will keep you posted.

So happy I found your channel

I did something similar - just added 'jingle bells' to it. Worked great!

@DriftmanX

4 жыл бұрын

Judith Biller that’s a great idea to add. Thank you for sharing.

@StevenStGelais

4 жыл бұрын

I found some bells laying around the house. They were trash until I thought about using them to scare the deer!

Great job! I just bought a 7 foot deer fence and it was $25 for 100 feet and it’s easy to put up. But the wind keeps blowing it down I’ll be using the fish line now

Great idea for keeping deer out of your garden Luke. I had a customer who was doing something similar to keep birds out of his raised bed gardens. I think it was a little more fatal for the birds.

Thanks for the video! I had some extra T post and 25 lb test and just put it up last night. No deer came last night but I’m excited to see how they react the next time they show up

@cra2cra226

5 ай бұрын

Well? What's the news? It worked for us for about a week or two. Then they realized pushing on it didn't hurt them, so they broke down the string and ate what they wanted.

Props, I like both of your channels and plan on doing a similar method with bailing twine. I may use fishing line on the top so they can't see. They have ravished our food forest since its beginning!

Very good tip ..i live in Nevada in the city i do nat have that problem but is good to know ..i love your channel ..!!

Where I come from the fire rings are called culvert. They're buried under driveways where they cross the roadside ditches.

Those posts are sooooo wobbly!

LOVE This ! Will use in North Dakota..

I've noticed that a hand held sprayer and peppermint oil has kept the deer off my green beans so far. Fishing line is always in the arsenal.

Thanks Luke. I'm in northern Wisconsin on a wooded lot. This will help reduce costs with alternative to large fencing. Waaay cheaper

@normadycuspennycuff2890

4 жыл бұрын

I'm in northern WI too and watching for solutions. Hope you've had success!

I had a deer go right through my fishing line fence. She stuck her head through the line and then pushed her way in. Deer are quite powerful and can easily push through fishing line. Some deer are determined to get in, and don't scare so easily. I switched to 6' chicken wire with rebar uprights. Kinda ugly, but cheap and deer can't get through it.

@j.l.thurman2725

3 жыл бұрын

added chicken wire to my breakthrough area. and trying the fishing line. next year I probably will build a proper fence

@CaliforniaCarpenter7

3 жыл бұрын

As long as it works, Charlie!

@ywsfuj

2 жыл бұрын

I saw a deer jump through the fishing lines, too. I used chicken wire later and problem solved.

@cra2cra226

5 ай бұрын

Same. Many vids and testimonials from people but they must have layers of defense. 125lb deer easily and routinely push through scrub and brush out in the woods. No 30lb fishing line is going to slow them down. Yeah, they'll get spooked the first time - just like when you first put a scarecrow out, or some shiny things hanging on wires. But once the realize there's no threat about a week or two later, they'll push right through. I think in MIGardener's video here, the difference is that he's got a "solid" fence for the bottom half where the deer would push. But if you don't have a solid fence up to waist or chest high, they'll push through.

Great idea thanks for sharing it!

We’ve got some bucks here who get their antlers stuck in the fence. I’ve had 3 fences ripped to shreds by angry bucks. I’ve used fishing line, deer fence, but the only thing these deer ended up respecting is 20 acre electric fencing charger. It’s the only fence that never got trashed. Now, I’ve got the fat a@@ raccoon to deal with. That little fatty waits until the day before I harvest the prize tomato to take one big bite 🙄. I’ve tried everything short of camping out with a 22. It’s gone all-out caddy shack in our garden. My neighbor has a smaller garden, and built an all-out cage.

@jomeyer13

4 жыл бұрын

I have read that they take out some of the fencing equipment used in the electric fencing

thanx for the terrific idea concerning the possible deterent for the deer ! I appreciate your giving the pricing as well as where to purchase the different items such as the galvanize rings...love the yellow wild iris..Have blue ones in NC that stay fairly close to the ground but never saw the yellow....

@christineg5626

5 жыл бұрын

Hi, perhaps not wild and from someone's garden.. You can buy them. I have them planted along with the purple. I believe they are a type of Japanese Iris. Smaller and more dainty than the regular. And the deer don't eat them!! They just ate the buds off of my day lilies 🤦‍♀️. And all of my Hosta right along my house foundation. The nerve of them!!

@margmurray1945

5 жыл бұрын

@@christineg5626 definitely, the nerve of them !

Thanks for sharing this great idea.

Brilliant idea!

This video applies to me in no way since I live in Cali, but I enjoy watching your videos regardless!

@Sg4809

4 жыл бұрын

Lucky!

In my part of Central Europe Goji berry is invasive and soon becomes a vexation when planted.

Great info, thanks!

So how well has this worked out for you? I'm in a new house in the mountains. Last Thursday I witnessed from my den a small family of at least four deer walk through my backyard up to my deck. They then trotted from the wood pile around to the side of my house. Before I could get to the front of my house to see them they'd already crossed the road. There is a 6' wide 150' long clearing in the woods that you can see from my backyard, so it is obviously a deer highway. My son and I planted some white pumpkins in the few open/sunny areas in the backyard. We discovered deer scat back there too and I'm really wanting to get some 3 Sisters planted in the side yard they traveled through. I'm an avid fisherman, so I've got hundreds of yards of 25+ lb test line and I'll be trying this for sure. FULL DISCLOSURE: I practice catch and release. The avid population in the wild has really taken a huge hit since this pandemic struck and everyone is suddenly off work to go fishing, so I'm just doing my part. 🤣

I recently tried mixing Tabasco sauce in water and spraying my plants. I haven't had deer bother the plants since then. I don't know if that worked but I will keep trying it.

Hey, Luke... What a terrific idea! Thank you so much for sharing! Best wishes from Kate in Olympia, WA - 7/4/2019.

@sierraechopnw4228

3 жыл бұрын

Hey neighbor…here in Spanaway. Nice to see another Washingtonian absorbing the information offered here.

Great tips! How do you get in and out of your fenced in garden? Trying to come up with easy "diy gates."

The deer just ate the buds off of my day lilies growing along my house foundation☹ . They ARE delicious though, cooked like green beans! And the blossoms made into tempura! They're taking Revenge for fencing around my raised beds, haha. Green beans are deer candy!! After a meal of all my Hostas.

Nice video Thanks for sharing

Excellent.

I’ll have to give it a try.

About to move onto more land so new to keeping deer out. Can't wait to try this method! Thanks!

I want to see more of the cottage garden

I use three strands of electric fencing on solar panel and battery . Works great.

Sounds useful if the line is low enough to bump into. My chainlink fence is 5 ft and the deer jump over it. If I put fishing lines higher than this, the deer will not bump into it and will jump. I think this would have to be line that can be seen if it is installed higher than a deer is tall. Otherwise they will jump and hit it, maybe knock down the posts or injure themselves or both.

Thanks for info.

Did this. Worked for a couple days. Deer ate everything after.

My first year at gardening and they are eating every tomato as they start getting red. TY for addressing this!

Great video!!

LOVE THE TIGERS SHIRT

@MIgardener

5 жыл бұрын

Too bad they stink at baseball :/

looks like a great idea, but how do you get in the garden yourself after wrapping it in fishing line?

Use log's for your raised bed's like SSLFamilyDad did in his high tunnel. We will be using pallets cut in half and filling in the space's with pieces wood from other pallet's. Then some cheap landscapers fabric stapled to the inside and screwed together in 4x20 beds. Would use log's if I could get our red pines cut down and hauled to the garden next month. Thank's for the info. God bless

I hope this works woke up this morning and they ate all my tomatoes and watermelon. This is the second time this year. Luckily they didn’t top my plants like they did last time . Luckily I have a couple buds still and a couple months before frost.

We have used 30 lb test fishing line around t posts at 1' levels. It's worked for 5 years.

Certainly worth a try. Any good tips for fending off groundhogs?

awesome that a great Idea

Great idea! I have strings of solar lights around my garden. You could use less wood if you cut them in half and attach them to your tposts.

@teresashoot999

Жыл бұрын

But then you have cost of t-posts. Using roost up for something you don’t need to. Don’t know if you’ve priced them lately, but they’re not cheap.

@ronniebrace2917

Жыл бұрын

@@teresashoot999 I could be wrong but it looked to me that his snow fencing is attached to t posts. I just thought using half the amount of wood if attached to existing tposts would be cheaper. At least it was for me.

Oh goodness! Thank you for sharing! Great tip that I so desperately need 😊. God bless!

Has this worked? I'm asking because it's been over a year since you posted this video.

Try Irish Spring bar soap, I also tried the fishing line, up to 7 feet, the deer just squeezed thru. I guess I need a lower fence of 3 or 4 feet.

your intro makes it look like youve been watching James Prigioni

How did you get posts that tall securely in the ground ? Love your work

@TheFlatlander440

4 жыл бұрын

He probably used 10 foot 2X4's, ripped them down into 1 1/2 X 2" posts. Then using a T-Post fence post driving tool (you can buy them at Tractor Supply or on Amazon for about $30.00-$40.00) climbed up on a ladder and pounded them into the ground 2 feet or so. That's how I would do it since I already have a snow fence with 7' T-Posts and the pounding tool.

Great ideas! Here in Florida we have an iguana problem..😒😒😒

@benb7727

5 жыл бұрын

Open season

Awesome, im glad you posted tgis video. I was wondering what I could do to heighten my fencing to deter deer! 👍

We have used this technique for a year and it REALLY works! We saw this idea from an older gentleman on youtube.

cool! what’d you use for the fence around your garden, just pallet wood?

Lol, second...Am a Proud Canadian Deplorable watching and LOVING your channel. Am very glad I’ve subscribed Am learning a ton of information. Started gardening (veggies) last year with good books, non GMO seeds, a wing and a prayer. Lol, got completely hooked and conned hubby into expanding my garden into an additional 300 square feet. Planted veggies, a herb garden, rhubarb and added berry bushes (black raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, blackberries and gooseberries. Omg, garden is looking awesome and I can’t wait to harvest. Bought a good dehydrator and vacuum sealer...it’s going to be epic 😉😉😉

@therealz360z7

3 жыл бұрын

We love our neighbors to the north!

@colleenmcintosh6974

3 жыл бұрын

@@therealz360z7 ahhh, thank you 🇨🇦 🇺🇸🇨🇦

@itsokaytobeclownpilled5937

2 жыл бұрын

How was your harvest?

@coleenmac3367

2 жыл бұрын

@@itsokaytobeclownpilled5937 omg, so much food to preserve it was insane. And, that’s with giving away a ton of it to neighbours, friends and my kids. Bonus is it highly nutrient dense and so incredibly tasty to eat. Well worth all the efforts!

@itsokaytobeclownpilled5937

2 жыл бұрын

@@coleenmac3367 ❤❤❤

Luke, what are the yellow things you are wrapping the fishing line around? What are they called specifically and where can you get them?

Hey MI, Ive got to disagree with you. Downstate NY here, and we have alot of deer. I used the fishing line technique just like you did. But they still would slip through the line!!!! So I had to redo the stringing going horizontally AND vertically. Good Luck! I have since switched to bird netting.

If you wanna take this to next level.. Use galvanized ring hook screws.. And instead of setting posts.. Use your wood line trees and span individual segments of line between trees and tie them to the rings anchored at the desired heights..

The facial hair is a GREAT look for you Luke. Wish my grandsons would grow facial hair too. Really appreciate or videos. SHALOM

@rhondah76

5 жыл бұрын

your videos.

Silly question but for those of us who may be building it as an entire fence (floor and higher) how would you make a place for humans to get through? Do you just climb through the gaps? I suppose I could do something that is maybe only starting 3ft above the ground as the taller deer couldn’t fit but I could duck.

Will this work for sasquatch too? They've decimated my cucumbers already this year.

I have had good luck with fishing line deterring deer

What kind of mulch is inbetween your raised beds? Is that bedding litter or just regular mulch, im extremely curious

Luke, I do not have a problem with deer, but squirrels will this method work on squirrel too?

i have a garden on a hill with trees on the perimeter. do you think this will work using trees instead of posts?

I am starting first garden and the fishing twine would only work for deer’s. Is there a way to put strings closer near bottom to also keep our rabbits and small pests without the snow fencing?

I put chicken wire flat on the ground around my garden works like a cattle Gard, works like magic

@TheSeedsower107

5 жыл бұрын

Wow that sounds interesting. So you don't use fencing just the chicken wire on the ground. How deep of a piece do you lay down ? Thanks

@MichaelJosephJr934

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I thought of that but the snow here in the midwest will eventually bury it.

First!

@mariacastaneda409

5 жыл бұрын

MIgardener 😂😂😂

@SickCustoms559

5 жыл бұрын

Lol Wow!!!

@MsIllusionista

5 жыл бұрын

😋

@Sg4809

4 жыл бұрын

😂🤣