What works for me is to have a feeding station a little away from my garden. I have a short open bin there into which I toss surplus fruit and vegetables or those damaged by weather, disease or insects. Next to that I have a large tin bowl half buried in the ground which I fill with water. I protect my garden with a wire fence and motion lights. Animals go to the feeding station for the easy pickings and leave my garden alone. I also put out feed there before my garden starts producing. I think only hungry animals bother to raid protected gardens. So give them something to eat and drink and they'll leave your gardens, trees, shrubs and hoses alone. I dump whatever is in the bin about once a week, or whenever I have extra produce to add to it, into my compost bin which is then added back to my garden in the late fall. I get to watch lots of critters while I'm enjoying a meal of fresh garden produce on my deck.
What works for me is to have a feeding station a little away from my garden. I have a short open bin there into which I toss surplus fruit and vegetables or those damaged by weather, disease or insects. Next to that I have a large tin bowl half buried in the ground which I fill with water. I protect my garden with a wire fence and motion lights. Animals go to the feeding station for the easy pickings and leave my garden alone. I also put out feed there before my garden starts producing. I think only hungry animals bother to raid protected gardens. So give them something to eat and drink and they'll leave your gardens, trees, shrubs and hoses alone. I dump whatever is in the bin about once a week, or whenever I have extra produce to add to it, into my compost bin which is then added back to my garden in the late fall. I get to watch lots of critters while I'm enjoying a meal of fresh garden produce on my deck.