Solar electric fence, that is.
So far, it isn't up and running yet, since the charger needs sun for 3 days to charge the batteries. I sure hope it works. My garden is surrounded by a 4' utility wire fence and is 40'x25'. The raccoons have destroyed much of the tomatoes, so an electric fence was the only option. I hope we put the single wire in the right place and I hope it works. I know coons are exceedingly smart. Talk about the cost per tomato in a home garden! I think our cost is up to about $80 per tomato, at least. haha
I told DH........."What's the prize for the first one of us that gets shocked?" haha
I absolutely hate the garden looking so "industrialized".......but there's just no other defense, unless we fenced in the top of the garden too.
Fingers crossed, that all this work/sweat/expense works........
To protect the garden until the fence is working, I've piled chicken wire and other types of fencing all over the place. I can hardly walk through it myself. Hopefully that will keep the coons out for another day or 2. I also hung a solar light out there and put up a fake owl...........
It would be nice if I could have found a motion sensor that would set off a loud lion roar, but I couldn't find one.