How to keep rabbits and raccoons out of your garden orchard

I show you how I'm keeping rabbits and raccoons out of my garden orchard.
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[intothenight]

Absolutely beautiful garden and orchard! You’ve designed and built it well. Top notch!!! Thank you for sharing this much appreciated!!!! 👍🏼

[cltinturkey]

This is an amazing and intricate solution. Like most people, I don't have $1, 000 or so to solve the critter problem. I plant 2-3 times the volume we need. If critter damage is low, I have a ton of produce to share. You have a beautiful garden and orchard. Precision built and planted!

[jessicachin]

Rich man garden, beautiful! Spraying red pepper 🌶️ liquid to the fence once a week, it will work.

[gmag]

The aerial shot really put the orchard / garden in perspective. Really looks nice.

[lauralynnlaman]

This channel is wonderful ! i have just what you have and i have never been so happy in my life with a bumper crop of everything and still producing i cant keep up ~! your garden is so beautiful ! Everyone who has land should be doing this ~! i get so excited gardening !

[aligzaidi]

Thanks for sharing. I fenced my orchard garden just like yours in 2012 but a little smaller only 35x100 feet. I did a few mistakes, first; I did not extra treat my posts with roofing tar over bottom 3 ft before installing under ground. They just lasted 8 years and now all my corner posts are rotting and falling one by one, tar would have given me extra 10 yeas or more. Who knows how many more years...Second, the very next year my heavenly garden was invaded by rabbits and groundhogs. I should have covered the bottom with 2x2 inch “L” fence just like you did, but with 2x4 inch gap on the bottom. The rabbits will still get in without any problem but it will still protect from groundhogs digging in. Oh boy! It will be a big project to re-do this again correctly. I paid too much attention to the beauty of my orchard fencing and paid less attention on protecting and future proofing. So I still say your orchard looks pretty good and happy gardening 👍

[reginaschmidt]

Thanks for including the aerial shots. Really looks great 👍
You do such great work…learning lots 👩‍🌾

[lenpellerin]

Hi Pete from South Louisiana. I remember when you and your wife were building the orchard and you did the video on installing the fence posts. I do have to say, you made that look really simple and very instructional. The entire area is really nice and well maintained. Just wanted to say keep the videos coming. I really enjoy them.

[eleanormcmurtrie]

Hello from Tauranga New Zealand. I learned soooo much from this video..just like being there. Also enjoyed watching the process at gentle speed. Now I know what I intend to expect from contractors who will need to do my 'rabbit-proof fences'. I'm 82 now...brought a farm last year for the Community to grow food ...but this job I'd rather watch. I'll enjoy watching more Pete. Many thanks. Eleanor...Great-Grannie.

[mossymaple]

I RECENTLY SAW A VIDEO OF GROUNDHOG SQUEEZING THROUGH 2X3 INCH FENCING GAPS. UNREAL....

[timsworld]

i have been following your channel for a long time...you really do things right and seem to spare no expense...when i watch your channel i think heres how it should be done if money is no option...unfortunately for me is i have to always improvise because money is in short supply here..but i enjoy watching your videos...keep on keepin on....God bless you and your family...

[jenniferandrade]

Beautiful garden. Love the organization and convenience. I just cane across your show because I have raccoons and bunnies too! Cute little buggers but destructive! Thanks for the info 💚🌿☘️

[ruthstueber]

Great job, your garden looks amazing. I always feel like the gate area is an ope door for animals to get in to the garden. I am looking for a way to close the gap between the gate and the fence.

[steveb]

Nice job! What a great looking garden/orchard and fence system!

[joerucinski]

I truly love how neat of a job you have done with your fencing. It is straight and clean. At the location of your fencer, I would recommend splicing a wire from your 'ground' rod to the bent lowest fence that you showed the installation of. During the dry times this angled fence could be isolated from 'ground' and not give a shock to the critters, tying your ground rod to this lower fence will ensure a good jolt to them.

[Rockgirl]

I have been watching videos & reading articles on fencing solutions for the past year and this is by far the BEST. Thanks so much for your detail & explanations of why a certain product or method works.

[philliplamberth]

That a nice looking orchard you have put a lot of work into your place its really nice

[kensearle]

Nice orchard garden!
I am almost there. Trying to get my posts and gates in before the ground freezes, then fencing.
I went with an 8' plastic deer fence and a 4' lower metal fence to allow for ground overlap and tall enough for rabbits.
Yours looks nice!

[janetolp]

Beautiful garden. Hope this project works.

[ldManBama]

Pete, love your videos. I have been watching for a couple years. I lived in the city and was dying to move back to the country. Anyway now I have and I recently ran a fence with those yellow insulators. I had the same problem you did. I figured out if you take a small flat tipped screwdriver you can pop that back part on very easily. Hope that helps you with future projects. Lord knows I've borrowed a few of your ideas!