Create a vegetable patch that keeps the pests out but doesn't look like Fort Knox.When my husband, Andy, and I moved to our new home in rural Washington, we knew we wanted a large vegetable garden. However, with our new idyllic location came a slew of forest creatures who called the nearby woods their home: deer, moles, voles, and rabbits, to name just a few. Wanting to grow the largest amount of fresh produce possible, we happily laid out the general footprint of our dream vegetable garden—which ended up being bigger than our modest single-story house (1,800 square feet of veggie garden versus 1,750 square feet of house). To add traditional 8- to 10-foot-tall deer fencing around the garden would have made it look like Fort Knox—and would have completely dominated the site (and it would look pretty ugly).
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