We CHANGED Our MINDS

[@witness1449]

SOLUTION FOR DEER FENCING! Danny, I have used a fencing method for deer that has worked for 7 years. It's virtually invisible and extremely cheap. This concept was developed by a wildlife biologist from West Virginia. The key is to make an invisible fence that deer can not see. Therefore, do not mark the fence with ribbons, string, or anything. Set t-posts approximately 20 feet apart around any area that you wish to protect. The key component is 20# monofilament fishing line. No heavier, not lighter. 20 # line works perfectly. Start at 12" off the ground, and every 16", usually 4 or 5 stands total, enclose your area. They will not jump it because they literally can't see it. We use it around 3 garden areas and our orchard. We live in a high population of deer, and it has worked flawlessly every year. As silly as this seems, it just works. Cheap Walmart 20# fishing line works great and easy to remove, and replace. We discovered that our friends had used for years to protect their apple orchard. I think you will be surprised how well this works. We remove the posts each year after the garden is done. It's neat, clean, simple, and CHEAP! Hopefully, this helps! We have watched deer right at dusk, walk into the fence, back up, and walk around all the fence posts. It kinda freaks them out and confusing them what's pushing on them. It works for us. Hopefully, it will work for you and your deer problem. PEACE BROTHERS AND SISTERS BE SAFE

[@miloauker8706]

I have a tree nursery in north Florida. The only deer protection that works for me is a double fence and placing my pots close to the inner fence. Their bad depth perception keeps them from making the leap.

[@jimdeesiders]

That's what we do and it works.

[@forrestgump9576]

We've used a double fence too, it works!

[@johnliberty3647]

I am starting a tree nursery in North Central Florida and work for another. Although I have yet to get hit hard with Deer I am finding that intercropping Cassava or Chaya between trees they actually eat limits how much damage they can do. There are even more trees they do not eat. It gets tricky as the potted version of Chaya and Cassava does not get as tall as my potted mulberries and Figs that deer will eat. I did have success with my in ground garden alternating Chaya and Okra. I lost the okra on the edge but once the deer hit the Chaya they moved out of the garden and ignored the okra on the other side of the Chaya. The Cyanide in Cassava and Chaya seems to deter deer. The 8 foot fence sounds like a better option but I wanted to share how I deter them.

[@victorialg1270]

We do the same. An inner fence 48 inches high. An outer 1/2 inch white electric tape at 24 inches high and 24 inches out from the fence. The tape is not hot. It only gives the deer the depth deterent.

[@judithwalters8959]

I put tin pie pans on my yard fence. They don't seem to like the sound when the wind blows and they make noise against the fence. They just passed so hunting with bows is aloud here in town. They have done a lot of house building on farmland here and the deer moved into town. So now they are going to kill them. I have two bucks in the back yard, this years babies. Momma has left to mate. I am sure she won't be back.

[@afriendtoo6971]

Being a carpenter I would suggest an investment of building an enclosure 8ft high with walls of wire mesh, a ROOF of wire mesh and a door to enter. Drive heavy poles on the corners. I saw one at an arboretum to protect plants that looked fool proof. Just my 2 cents....

[@heronthere]

I spent $1,000's on a tall welded pipe fence. Super strong to hold grape vines, etc. The deer went under the gate. Lol

[@emilyb5972]

Good morning. Survival Lily Situation in Europe. Smart girl shes an accountant by day. Has a channel. Gives you a glimpse of whats going on . Possibly our future also. Appreciate you sharing. 💕💕

[@deltorres2100]

This will be my 4th year gardening..I’m gotten better and I have learned from my failures 🌱

[@maroosk]

Hollis uses sprinklers and they turm on when a motion detector spots them, too bad some radios wouldn't scare em away. Anyway I only know an acre worth😂❤ nice work, great videos.

[@joelhenderson5404]

Danny get you and old hound I've got one and she keeps all the deer run off mine. She works good.

[@NopeAndYep]

I feel like the deer shake me down for "plant protection " I feed them corn and they don't eat my plants up.

[@donnadelong2781]

I live in town and had deer eating all the pears off of tree that they could reach, the squirrels will take the pears until they can no longer carry them but we thinned down the squirrels. The rabbits like to have babies in the yard but my little old Jack Russel dog runs them off and any stay cats that might wander in. Now if the dog could take care of the Vole, she tries but we still lost some potatoes to them.

[@normantworek1046]

God bless everyone

[@judyherman1249]

Leviticus 25: 3, 4 talks about the Lord telling Moses to let your land rest every 7th year, just saying. Maybe you could section your land and let a portion of it rest every 7th year, instead of 20 years. Also, regarding deer issues, my grandpa made a fence around his garden using 4 x 4' posts, and chicken wire. He made the fence 8 feet tall with beams at the top and wrapped it all in chicken wire, include the top. Deer and birds never got in.

[@conniecrites5148]

Kevin and Sarah at Living traditions homestead are having good luck with double fencing. They use the space in between as a chicken run. You may want to check into that.

[@PurePeace20]

The pink ribbon tells the deer about how tall the fence is so they know they can jump it. If you don't put any ribbon at all they will have trouble seeing the mesh fence in the dark and be spooked when they run into it. Some might still try to jump in but I've not had any get in my garden since I put up a 7 foot deer fence just like you have (I'm in NC but we are also in a bad drought right now). If you have to have that pink ribbon there, add some sticks to your t-posts and make the ribbon 2 or 3 feet higher than the fence. The deer will think the fence is as tall as the ribbon and they won't try to clear it.

[@elizabethjohnson475]

Here in far north California, praying for you. Thanks, Danny and Wanda, for being such blessings and example to us. You give us scenarios and solutions, even trials/experiments we can learn from for our situations. By-the-way, your trouble with starving deer is so much the story of upcoming hardship of starving people.

[@benpeterson40]

After several years of testing we have settled on a 4 foot bottom metal fence and a 8 foot plastic fence on top for a 12 foot fence overall

[@songofjoy4796]

Thank you for sharing how you're adapting to the drought. I always learn from your videos.

[@davidabeyta298]

That's pretty excellent, how well you treat your livestock. They didn't even want to move for the guard placement. They're happy, and cool.

[@tambrasmith9707]

I hope so

[@theresawhightsel7163]

They are so beautiful

[@rodneyb7918]

Fence height is not the solution to deer. We have seen deer clear a 20 foot fence when we were working in citrus in Florida. The solution is to have multiple fences close ( 4 to 6 feet apart) at different heights. Deer cant determine the height and distance to jump.

[@Aussiehomestead1965]

It's not Rosemary that deters deer it's Wormwood. It affects their very sensitive sense of smell and they will avoid it like the plague. Bonus is you can give It to your chickens as a worming agent. It's just another thing we can do to not have to buy worming stuff and save money. I give my chickens pumpkin seeds ( home grown) and Wormwood and I have never had a worm problem in 40 years of having chickens.

[@theresawhightsel7163]

Nice looking cows

[@bac2basics23]

Love the opening of this video. The choice of music and how the graphics look reminds me of older years.

[@gardeningsimplified]

I use to have a deer problem, until I put an eight foot fence around my main garden plot using two strands of 48" stock wire. I was told that deer wouldn't try to jump a fence if they couldn't see the top. I've never had a deer in the garden since I put it up. I used oilfield tubing for my posts. Yes, there was an initial cost up front, but it was well worth the investment. When I was tilling this area I would have to roll back both ends, but it was worth the effort to ensure that I had a crop. Now I use this area for my no-till garden. The type of fencing you are using makes it easy makes it easier for them to determine how high they have to jump.

[@elizabethjohnson475]

So glad your solution is working for you. I've heard that deer can easily jump 8 ft. fencing. In all the solutions I've seen, what is the only solution that works consistently is two fences of 8 ft. tall, one inside the other, a few feet apart.

[@289Deborah]

I used Lavender dryer sheets in my garden, They didn't like the smell. So that saved my beans.

[@jackjohnson291]

Clear gallon jugs every 25 yards. Fill half way with urine. Burry a couple inches to keep upright. Leave top off. I’ve never had to use a fence for deer since.

[@christinecrighton9118]

We used to grow sweet onions by the acre. No animal out there ever ate onions. Go for it

[@ramonahierholzer3163]

Love following along! ❤🙏💪

[@yeeaahhbuddy7006]

Danny I learned out west, that if the mule deer, elk and white tail cannot see the other side of the fence where they land, they will not jump over it.

[@davidvogel6359]

do you have double fence and cover the inside fence or do you have a single fence and cover the inside of that fence?

[@dixielitteken3283]

Put a elect fence about 18 Inc from thr 8 ft fence 18 in high the deer will hit the elect fence while trying to jump. I use 2 elect wires 18 high 18 apart and it keeps them out

[@anandrew6641]

Even Bible says to let land rest. Great idea.

[@hickorbillyhomestead]

Looks like you might get some rain today. Overcast and very light rain here. Stay safe up there and keep on growing🤠

[@brighthorizonsanctuary2007]

Sounds like a good plan. Great job. Interesting point. I don't know if it is just me or happening to others, but all the channels I watch I give thumbs up. But U the tube symbol only shows 3 thumbs up, but there is 223 comments. Interesting. Not normal at all. Blessings.

[@laurarochester3054]

That was such a beautiful sight to see when you fed the cattle. They truly trust you. That speaks volumes to me about you, Danny!

[@byronholmes2496]

Good day to all. Peace.

[@jeddubay6287]

GREAT MORNING HOLY SPIRIT, AND HELLO TO YALL

[@icecreamladydriver1606]

A year or two ago I watched a video on dear fencing. They put a second fence inside. I don't remember if it was 3 or 6 feet inside but it made the dear second guess themselves. Just a thought.

[@deborahrutherford5244]

I use electric fence to keep deer out of my gardens.

[@emeraldwaterlifehomestead2180]

Wow, what an amazing raised you have built. Beautiful. You have studied your land well and making great use of it all. So excited to follow along.

[@minnesconsinprepping7856]

What is a "raised?"

[@emeraldwaterlifehomestead2180]

@@minnesconsinprepping7856 raised bed. :)

[@backwoodshomestead482]

Double fence! I space my outer fence 30" high and 36" outside the inner fence. Only thing that worked for me in South Alabama

[@jamiekeefer9270]

Love our local RLF. We go often. Becca and Jerrod are so hospitable. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@mi_wayoutdoors6551]

Deer equals free food

[@nancyearliwine9888]

Double fence around the garden with room enough for the side by side to get though. Living Traditions Homestead did one and has had success. Deer have a problem with gauging distance to jump over. This video was a couple of years back.

[@billybass6419]

Living traditions homestead have a double fence system that have kept the deer out for I think the past three years.

[@tammyharder7488]

Poor things are just fending for themselves in the extreme conditions. I pray that you can get some much needed rain and things better for you

[@justme-uw6bz]

Your property is so beautiful.

[@Lauralamontanaro]

I keep preparing right asking with you guys! Thank you for the encouraging words.

[@Joan-ej7wv]

Beautiful land. Mr. Danny and Mrs wanda. God bless you all. This is lovely land. so nice. Thanks for sharing.

[@marybethsmith6458]

Praying for a successful winter crop and rain.

[@davidward1259]

Our Dixondale onions arrived today. So those who ordered for November delivery will be getting them soon as well!

[@angelapriddy6308]

Good morning Those seem like good solutions. It's so sad that the wild life is hurting so bad too. Y'all are doing a great job.thankvyou❤🎉

[@gailwatkins-o9b]

Mr. Danny, for the first time in my over 49 years of gardening, I followed your directions and I have carrots sprouting - woot woot !!! Thank you from the bottom of my heart❤❤ I can't go wrong following your lead. Looking forward to the soil kit and their results so I can actually harvest some broccoli, brussels, and carrots. God bless you for sharing your knowledge, and your generosity in gifting me with the soil test kit. Blessings to you and Ms. Wanda.

[@izaacdreddpimp]

Good morning y'all. We grow in some raisedbeds,in ground ,an some containers aswell. Those raised beds dry out much quicker then the in ground.But that excellent drainage helps prevent some of the other plant illnesses. Best of luck Danny an Wanda God Bless

[@JulieAnnScott]

I am so proud of yall I could pop!! Now yall are looking and gardening like me and a lot of others who subscribe!! It looks BEAUTIFUL 😍❤💖💕😊!! Something got into my new beautiful bed of garlic last night a wreaked havoc so today I fixed it & covered it! Congratulations 👏 yall!! We love ya!

[@pamsanders7678]

I am in south alabama an we have deer issue’s in Spring an summer more than the fall. We have found they the cheapest stinking perfume/Cologne sprayed around on some cotton rag strips tied around the garden . This seems to keep them away. We do spray it daily .

[@Teena-yi9xw]

Really enjoyed the peaceful intro music. Thanks for sharing.

[@joannc147]

Lovely! What’s valuable to me is listening to your thought process. While some YT will explain what they will be planting, I love the insight I gain from listening to your logic. Intense farming, indeed! I don’t have your acreage, but I sure can step up my own wee property to be more productive. I have garlic, onions, brassica and kale to plant this week. I am in the process of learning more about planting cover crops, forage crops for my hens & rabbits as well as non-lawn crops to replace the small amount of lawn I have left. Bought clover, buckwheat and radish seeds to scatter everywhere. Thank you, Danny and Wanda, for your continuous inspiration! You HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE in my life! ❤❤

[@laurelanderson8720]

Yall could make that last bed an Asparagus bed. That's a perennial

[@michaelhoggard591]

Very nice Danny! I have 7 4x8 raised bed that I use as well as the 5 5x30' in ground beds that I use for my sweet potatoes and Irish potatoes and various vine foods like cantaloupe and watermelon. Seems to be working well for me. Now that's not counting my grapes, blackberries, blueberries, cherries, and plums and elderberries! 😁

[@culdesacgrocerygarden]

This is very exciting to see. Your new beds look fantastic and how fortunate you are to have free access to such great components for filling their up with all that wonderful soil. Watching this was so validating to me too and it's extra exciting because it will show people that you can too feed yourself from raised bed gardening. I didn't hear you say what kind of lumber. But the size looks like what I used when I built mine 5 years ago 2x6x12 is mine yours looks like longer length but still 2x6's. Mines Douglas Fir. It's held up to our extreme weather here in the KC area just so beautifully. The awesome thing is you can come back so easily and add another board or 2 on top to make them taller as you get older. I also did the hoops over them. I just slid PVC over rebar that was drove into the ground and it's held up. I have used it for bird netting, works great to keep out critters. Did you line the bottom with hardware cloth? I did mine, 1/4" in size and it was worth the investment because it has kept out the voles and groundhogs for 5 years now. You can drape shade cloth, plastic, insect netting or frost blankets over so easy. I love my raised beds. It will be fun to watch yours during our winter time. That is what got me hooked on KZbin is watching southerners garden in the winter when we are up here in the frozen barren tundra between Christmas and St Patty's day 😂

[@delmadehoyos1946]

Morning y'all!!

[@mariehenriksen67]

Your deer fencing needs to be a minimum of 8ft, preferably 10 ft. As for the rest of the stuff,even though it'll be a pain, I would use like a large dog kennel or a chicken pen(minus the chickens)with a wire top on it. You can actually buy the large wire chicken pen/ dog kennels with tops . You could probably build them cheaper. If I built an 8ft tall perimeter fence to keep the deer out I would definitely add a couple of strands of hot wire at the top and one strand about middle ways of the fencing. Its an investment but its also your food you're protecting so its a worthwhile investment.

[@SimplyBackwoods]

Hi Danny and Wanda. Your continuing to show us how you look for solutions in 2023. Those deer are certainly hungry enough to go over the fence. The deer need to eat and the bugs of course too. I like what your doing with the raised bed. I pray you have super good success with what your growing. I'm encouraged by what your doing although I know it's a lot of work but you've got some good plans. I'm looking forward to seeing how things grow 😀

[@claudiaparker9043]

Thank you! Blessings

[@wayfaringfarmer2724]

At our place you can’t grow a single thing without having a solid 8 ft field fence on it. 😂 we also plant our potatoes pre winter and just let them die back until they pop back up in Feb. Great video! That’s a monster raised bed!

[@elizabethjohnson475]

Remember, he's growing the raised beds to control their phosphorus that the intense sun with gamma rays takes out of the soil, depriving plants of growing good root structure.

[@Gayle.M]

If you can find hanging pots, like the ones that you use on balcony rails, they would probably work to hang off the top of the dog pen. Just one extra space to plant small stuff like lettuces, radishes, and marigolds. It might be high enough that the deer won’t notice it right away.

[@jmessick8163]

Tall fencing or the double fencing is all one can do to really keep out deer. Praying for rain there. ♥️ y’all! Blessings, Linda

[@cpnotill9264]

We put up the 8' and best money/labor spent for sure.

[@PurePeace20]

That's a beautiful raised bed. For perennials perhaps you could transplant some of your multiplying onions? Have y'all ever grown Asparagus or is it too hot there? Or how about a strawberry bed? Lots of possibilities for perennial plants!

[@chris3m98]

You should build your area like Living Homestead with a mote system A double Tpost system placed 6/8 feet apart. The deer's depth perception will not allow them to jump the 6ft. fence. They made a chicken run for their chickens in the mote area.

[@ChrisOldhamDI]

Up here in MD, we use shavings from Irish spring soap to repel deer and other critters from the plants.

[@Terri_Stauffer]

The deer by me ate the tops of my onions, leeks and garlic when they got hungry.

[@brandonvaughn8118]

Good morning Danny and wanda!! Love you guys!! Praying for yall and that you get the rain you need. ❤

[@anitaditzler-id6bh]

We have problems with deer here in Oklahoma. My husband put up an electric fence around my garden with tinfoil wrapped around it in spots. We put peanut butter on the tinfoil. The deer sniff the peanut butter,get shocked and run off. It works pretty good. They have never eaten my potatoes but they love everything else

[@goatsofwar7181]

We could never keep the deer out until we started working livestock guardian dogs.

[@michellesgarden]

Danny can you show a video on how you build the raised bed?

[@weathermanplus]

Good morning brother, rains coming 😊 don't shoot them brother, there is always a way

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

How do u know lol

[@weathermanplus]

@@YeshuaKingMessiah YHWH always gives a way

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

@@weathermanplus droughts n death don’t exist?

[@weathermanplus]

@YeshuaKingMessiah yes but if you don't need the food, why kill it? You can't find a way so kill anything that is against you? This world and land doesn't belong to anyone. You own land? No GOD owns the land, it's His animals. We were here to help them, we named them. Only kill for food and must drain the blood.

[@chriswinger7881]

Omy what a great plan ❤, I bless that every thing false into place 🙏

[@trishaporte]

G’mornin Danny and Wanda!

[@deltorres2100]

Them cows are like babys with you,like pets ..there so adorable 🐄 Pecan grove is coming along very well ., i’ve been watching out for a couple of years and I’ve gotten real good at carrots this fall and winter I got so much greens, growing cabbage, kale, brussels sprouts, broccoli, everything carrots, onions, garlic for the first time I just finished I receive my last melon, watermelon in Texas. I thank you for teaching us, plenty Danny and Wanda 🌱 I have potatoes in the ground now..I got a few more to put in 🥔

[@nicholas-qx9pw]

From personal experience I can tell you deer will not eat onions. One year they cleaned out my entire garden but tried one onion and spit it out on the ground. They left 5 rows of the onions entirely alone. To keep the deer out of the large garden, I had some success using 3 strands of heavy duty monofilament fish line attached to flexible steel rerod about 20 feet apart. The idea was that they would walk into it and feel it exert preessure, try it a couple of times and then get spooked. The rerod would flex and prevent the line from breaking. Tried it about 4 or 5 years and it worked pretty well. Usually had 2-3 break-ins each season. Had a lot of trouble with birds eating my corn seed and pulling the plants out to get the seed on the bottom of the plant. Solved the problem by using a hacksaw to cut 36" roll of chicken wire into 18" wide rolls. Rolled out the wire, staked the ends down and the plants grew up thru the wire. When the plants got about 12" high, two people could lift the wire off the plants and they slipped right through . No problem. Never lost another corn plant. I assume the birds did not like walking on the wire.

[@texaschopper3091]

The murasaki-29 turned out amazing where I live. Super sweet. Used the electroculture too.

[@charmainemontgomery582]

I really like the garden bed you made 😊

[@robclinton9249]

I am planting a patch just for the deer next year, near the woods and creek. Might help keep them off my food.

[@elaines5179]

As you replace the soil in the high tunnels at Deep South, Plant those finished sections in food crops ASAP so long as keeping them watered is not a problem. Maybe move the strawberry plants in them to this extra long raised bed at Pecan Grove, or replant back into the new soil in your high tunnel.. You can literally do a smaller section and transplant to the new sections as you go for minimal loss of berry plants & vines and grape vines in the high tunnels. And what is happening to the pineapple plants?

[@michealguinn]

That is so awesome Mr Danny I'm gonna give that raised bed a run this spring

[@lorribosch8634]

That raised bed is fantastic! You can grow a lot of food in that bed. I think Pecan Grove is absolutely beautiful!!❤❤

[@DustySplinters]

Danny, I'm sure you know this but just in case... Deer have very poor depth perception. So... They will not try and jump something they cannot be certain where it is. A Double fence about 6 ft apart, one taller than the other and one a mesh fence to keep all small critters out and the other just a visible tape will slow them down a bit. Deer do not like Onion, Garlic, Tomatoes or potatoes, and even Asparagus are generally safe from deer. The other choice is to have a hunting party come in to reduce the deer pressure. Rhubarb, is a great perennial Deer will not eat. Plus it is easily propagated by dividing every other year. Many Blessings.

[@truthseeker9688]

Hope y'all are getting some good rain.

[@emilyb5972]

The farmers up here . Have machines that make a shotgun sound . Haven’t heard them yet this year.

[@PepperplacewithShawna]

Great video. Thank you Danny and Wanda.

[@MilknHoneyHeritageFarmz]

Thank you for sharing!

[@nannanderson824]

Thanks for this one, you’ve inspired us! We are reclaiming part of our property to increase food production and love that long raised bed!

[@debramiller3165]

Mornin’ 🙏🏻

[@YeshuaisKingofkingz]

Have you tried double fence set apart so that if they land in middle it’s too small that they won’t want to risk it

[@onedazinn998]

Wise decisions :) You all are being tested that's for sure. It's dry here too right now...I was outside prepping beds and cleaning up summer spent plants in my tshirt in November....amazing in SWOhio. Solving your drought issues in farming might just be the most critical decision ever. You all have planned so well - thank you for sharing Danny.

[@railfan439]

George Washington Carver planted Cow Peas to replenish the soil. Take care of the deer at Deep South by planting Triticale (sp.) Alfalfa, red clover and cow peas as a cover and fallow crop. Just mix the seeds and broad cast them. Same at Pecan Grove in any "spare" plots. Thanks for the video. Jon

[@azcvt1411]

I have heard that building a chicken moat will keep out deer. I don't have that problem but might be worth trying or checking into it.

[@WILD911MAN]

Love you guys. Thank you for the inspiration.

[@gretaknebel8495]

Good morning to ya!

[@imogenemckee4525]

Deerdont like Irish spring soap!

[@lonnien.clifton1113]

THANK YALL DANNY