Final Touches

The finishing 'touches' to the fence around the vegetable plot are now complete. The fence itself is 66 feet long by 16 feet wide. Around 14 fence posts have been inserted into the ground, weld mesh has been attached to the posts, trenches dug to bury the mesh below ground, trenches refilled when the mesh was fitted, and a rail has been added at the top of the mesh. At the end of the long stretch, there is a gateway. We have made a kind of arbour over the entrance, to make it more decorate than just a plain fence J We used eight boards altogether. Two were attached on each side, either side of the uprights; then four more were attached - again in pairs - across the top. 

There is mesh on the fence to the right, honest

The ends of the boards have been shaped to make it more decorative.

All that's left to do now is create the gate (out of the old fence panel I unearthed - literally - the other day) and attach it, to ensure the rabbits cannot get in. As you can see, the weeds have been growing again, so more work is needed to clear the paths - it isn't the first time and I suspect it wont be the last!

On a disappointing note, despite having a wonderful new fence, the rabbits have managed to get in anyway - under the fence along the recreation ground - and they have eaten every last one of my pea plants. I went to see how they were getting on, expecting them to be beginning to climb up the trellis - but there was no sign of them at all L