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Re: Raised bed & puppy

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At 1:04 PM -0400 4/29/99, Elizabeth Snively wrote about pet proofing her
raised beds:
>I bought some black 1/2" mesh bird netting at Home Depot, cut a piece big
>enough to cover the bed with some overlap, and stretched it tightly over the
>top of the wood edges of my raised bed. The netting is held in place by the
>screws that I drove in to the tops of the wood edges of the beds. The key
>is to
>stretch the netting tightly. I haven't figured out how I will raise the
>netting
>once the plants get taller, but at least the seedlings are safe for now.

Elizabeth,
I use the netting over hoops constructed with lengths of black polyethylene
pipe.
Home Depot also sells rebar already cut in 2 foot lengths.  Push the rebars
in the ground along the edge of your bed, slip a section of pipe over, and
arc it over to the other side.  Lay your netting over and you have a mini
hoop house for the taller plants.
It works for critter proofing, but I've got to say that it is still a major
pain to lift the netting and work in the beds.
Good luck. -Ted


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