What kind of garden fence do you have?

[The Storyteller]

Electric running between 12,000 and 17,000 volts, depending on the weather.

[Zemma]

One trick that I have found worthwhile with my rabbit fencing (kangaroos and parrots are a different story ) is to lay the mesh the fence is made from (I use chicken wire) along the ground extending about 300 cms from the base of the fence. So, my mesh is 180cms wide and 150cms is vertical to the ground and 300cms is horizontal. I then encourage grass to grow through it which I then mow (the mower can go quite close to the fence). Sometimes I have to use tent pegs to keep it down till this happens. This really discourages the rabbits from digging underneath as it forms a pretty solid barrier within a summer of growth. It's also easy to see where the critters may have broken through.

[Mrs-M]

No fence, but I sure wish we had.

[CathyA]

zemma..........that's a good idea. I actually did that around the perimeter of my chicken run and it works great. You can't even see it after the grass grows through it.
I just now chased 3 deer out of the garden. The only thing there now is probably old bean seeds, but I don't want them getting used to it being a food-finding area. I'm thinking a 4' fence would be enough, and if the deer started jumping over it, we could easily extend the top to include a line or 2 of electric wire.
Storyteller..........do you use a solar system?

[The Storyteller]

I have in the past, and it works great for most critters. But it doesn't have enough kick for goats or Great Pyrs. I needed something running at least 3 joules.

I find once something touches electric, it avoids it in the future.

[Tweety]

I fenced my veggie plot with 4ft wire mesh that has a narrow enough grid to keep the rabbits and woodchucks out. It came in a big roll (50 ft?) and I anchored it with the metal fence posts that you hammer in to the ground. Without that fence I wouldn't be able to harvest a thing! The plot is long and narrow so the deer usually keep out, or are satisfied with the peas that hang over the fence.