Keep our dogs off our garden

Giraffe76

Hi all,

I am going to be reseeding each half of our garden at different times in the next month or so but I wanted to keep our 2 large dogs off the half that I reseed.

We have pallets stored in our garden due to having a wood burner and was thinking of using them in some way but wanted suggestions on possibly using them or some other way that people might think of or have actually used

Any suggestions would be appreciated

Kind regards mark

subjecttocontract

If you are burning wood from pallets in your wood burner that's not recommended. Pallets are constructed from softwood which can leave heavy deposits in the chimney.

Any kind of fence will keep the dogs out provided its high enough. Pallets are usually around 3 feet....would that be high enough or would the dogs be able to jump over it ?

Dustyevsky

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81941333#Comment_81941333

If you have your chimney swept yearly, as recommended, it will most likely be OK burning softwood. The Scandinavians have been doing that for a long time, especially in the autumn and spring, reserving harder woods for winter. In this country, many also burn softwood to get the fire started. The main thing when burning any sort of wood is to ensure it's well seasoned.

Giraffe76

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81941339#Comment_81941339

We are well experienced wood burning users so dont need any advice with that.

Giraffe76

What's the best way of keeping them upright if they potentially could fall over?

Woodstok2000

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81941367#Comment_81941367

Prop them up with something - do you have any pallets available?

twopenny

Remember if the dogs are kept off the pigeons are on.

What about stakes and wire in a line or three? Or wire netting? To coral the grass.

35har1old

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6661716/keep-our-dogs-off-our-garden

If the garden is prone to damp it will never survive large dogs a reseeded lawn takes time to mature.

I had a reasonable lawn until two large dogs arrived never mind a newly seeded lawn it didn't last long

Have yet to decide what surface is best it won't be newly seeded grass or turf

Dustyevsky

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81941363#Comment_81941363

You aren't the only people reading this thread, though.

I can make pallets stand vertical with fencing stakes driven through the middle, but I already have the stakes and a post maul, being on a smallholding. It wouldn't be economic to buy those specifically. You might be able to prop your pallets using roofing battens screwed to them at around 45 degrees.

Spikeygran

Beach windbreaks make good temporary barriers, some of us still have them tucked at the back of the garage or in the loft. Pallets stand up if you drive a couple of stakes down through the middle.

You may have to consider neighbours cats!!! We have a cat and I've collected freezer baskets and old dishwasher trays to cover the raised beds and work well for patches of new grass.

We seeded a section last year, it grew well initially then vanished. I eventually found the culprits, after I realised it was still growing just cropped to the earth. We have visiting partridges and ring neck doves who evidently thought the nice humans had planted those nice fresh shoots especially for them. I'm going to give it a go with turf this year..

Spikeygran

I dont think any lawn survives a large dog running round in circuits at speed. You dont need a lawn scarifier though 😲.