Fences for Pasture & Garden

by Gail Damerow

Whether you’re trying to protect your garden from wildlife predators or want to keep your livestock from wandering too far, effective fencing can bring welcome peace of mind. Covering the pros and cons of a variety of fencing types, Gail Damerow shows you how to build a fence that works for your needs. With clearly illustrated instructions for building wire fences, rail fences, electric fences, woven fences, and more, you’ll soon be creating effective enclosures that are guaranteed to save you time, money, and worry.

Genres: How To, Gardening

154 pages, Hardcover

First published January 3, 1992

About the author

Gail Damerow and her husband operate a family farm in Tennessee where they keep poultry and dairy goats, tend a sizable garden, and maintain a small orchard. They grow and preserve much of their own food, make their own yogurt and ice cream, and bake their own bread. Gail has written extensively on raising livestock, growing fruits and vegetables, and related rural skills. She shares her experience and knowledge as a regular contributor to Backyard Poultry and Countryside magazines, as an occasional contributor to numerous other periodicals, and as the author or contributor to more than a dozen country skills how-to books.

Reviews

[Missy LeBlanc Ivey · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book helped my husband out in building a great chicken yard fence back in 2006. But, now we are done. As we age, we are looking to downsize from this 10 acres one day. I see he is not into fence building anymore so this book will head on out to Goodwill. (5/26/2021).

[Loren · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Fences for Pasture & Garden" provides good detailed information for those with the strength and grit to actual complete this kind of work. My respect for folks who install fences for a living went up greatly after reading what it took to build a good quality fence. This book taught me that this is one job best left for a professional.

[Kate · Rating 5 out of 5]

We needed to build a fence for our horse. I had a lot of questions about what was the right kind yet cost effective fence for a horse, how far apart the rails should be, how a electric fence charger worked, how to build corner braces, etc. This book answered all my questions in a clear manner. If you are thinking about fences, this is an excellent choice.

[Angela · Rating 3 out of 5]

Check this out again. Didn't get fully through it.

[Mrs. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book, IF you're a handy person, which I think is the target audience. For the not-so-handy, you will need other books and/or help from someone who has more experience.

[Matt Evans · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this book. Then built a bunch of fence.