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Keeping critters out of the garden.

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Tracy,

I live in an urban neighborhood with large populations of ferel cats and
crows, both of which love to poop in or pillage lovely raised beds.

I use 36" wide, 1" mesh chicken wire, cut into 6' lengths, 2 of which are
bound together to form a 6' X 6' piece and laid over the bed. The wire
retains enough memory of being rolled up to form a nice bow the long way and
you fold the sides down, fold tucks at the corners and you gave a great cage
over the bed.

You may find it easier to lay down 2 3' pieces side by side and tie them
together in place. This bow arrangement is intrinsically sturdy enough to
use as a support for clear plastic covering early in the season.

I plan to build light frames, the same size as the top of the bed, to which
I shall staple the chicken wire and the clear plastic to form a mini green
house for early in the season, remove the plastic when warm weather arrives,
leaving a car/bird proof cage 'till the plants get strong enough to not be
vulnerable.

Try it, I like it!

Regards,
DT (aka Dore Tyler)  dee_tee@msn.com
Doing his own thing in the privacy of his own garden.
USDA Zone 8b, Tacoma, WA


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