For even the best gardeners, a fully-loaded summer vegetable garden becomes little more than a barren patch of ground during the colder months. In nature, it’s supposed to be this way. After a fertile time and a plentiful harvest, the soil of your garden needs times to heal and re-nutrient itself. So, what should you be doing while your garden takes a break? Protecting it! This is the perfect time to put up temporary garden fencing. There are several reasons why this time of the year is when you need to barricade your garden off.
Keep Out Animal Pests
A lack of vegetative growth means a lot of hungry, wandering animals during the winter months. Anything from deer to raccoons could think digging up what’s left of your vegetables will give them a nice snack. These wild animals can be a disaster to a garden plot. They naturally assume it’s theirs for the taking! However, they can easily be barricaded out with a simple fence. They won’t try to knock it over; they’ll simply move along in search of the next spot.
Avoid Accidental Trampling
Animals aren’t the only thing that may accidentally spoil your garden plot. Depending on your exact situation, your spot could become a high traffic area for people during the winter months as well. It could be someone mowing the lawn, raking up leaves, playing in the snow, or enjoying the cooler months in another way, especially if you have guests coming over for the holidays. Unbeknownst to them, they’ll be trampling all over your designated garden area! Avoid this accidental situation by putting up a temporary fence they’ll be able to see and stay away from.
Remember the Boundaries Next Season
While putting the garden to bed for the winter is mostly a matter of cleaning up and covering up, there’s still some work to be done. As temperatures drop, those plants that aren’t killed outright by the chill prepare for dormancy. Help them by clearing out the blackened stems and foliage of annual flowers and vegetables. This helps to prevent the possibility of these dead plants harboring disease pathogens and insect eggs that will wreak havoc. The cool weather is also a good time to make general repairs. Don’t waste that work by forgetting where the plot of ground is. When spring comes, you won’t have to guess as to the soil you’ve already been nurturing and tilling if you put a fence up last fall.
To control any sort of pest problem, installing a barrier fence is effective in keeping the undesirables out. Make sure the fence is of adequate height and use a fencing design with less than two inches in between posts to keep out the unwanted intruders. Take the time this fall to install successful preventative measures without spending a great deal of money. That’s where Central Fence comes in! We’ll provide and install a temporary garden fence that will last throughout the winter, giving you a hard start on your spring planting when the time comes.
