Chicken Wire Cages For Bulbs

The holes will allow your bulbs leaves and roots to grow but will keep pesky rodents at bay.

Chicken wire cages for bulbs.

Cut a section of either material that s large enough to cover the overall size of your planting area. Use chicken wire with 1 2 inch openings so they are too small for pests to access but large enough for leaves and stems to penetrate. Add a layer of gravel place a layer of sharp edge gravel or grit below and above your bulbs when you plant them. This is how i made my bulb cages.

So far it has kept them out and they have tried really hard to get at them specially in the early spring when food is scarce click on pictures to see large graphics of the same pictures as you can see i used galvanized wire mesh. Because they re made of heavy gauge steel with corrosion resistant epoxy coating they can be left in the ground for the life of your bulbs. Cut the 15 roll into twelve 15 x24 sections. Use chicken wire or hardware cloth to make simple cages from the wire mesh place.

View the everbilt chicken wire 83 32 83 32. Vinyl coated poultry netting model pnvc172150 163 76 163 76. How to make flower bulb cages. If squirrel damage keeps you from enjoying tulips or lilies don t give up plant your bulbs in these ingenious easy to use bulb cages.

I also use these wire cages to cover already planted bulbs lilies etc. 4ft 3 pack plant cages tomato garden cages stakes vegetable trellis assembled w 4pcs a clips fork for vertical climbing plants vegetables flowers fruits vine 4 feet 3pack by f o t 32 99 32. Most animals do not like to dig through sharp debris and will avoid going after your flower bulbs. Set of two cages each cage is 5 h x 12 square with a 1 grid.

Acorn international 1 in. Set your store to see local availability add to cart. Next lay it on. Chicken wire cages you can use chicken wire to construct a cage that you can place your flower bulbs in.

An effective way to keep squirrels from digging up the bulbs in your garden is to surround the area where the bulbs have been planted with chicken wire and cover it up with a few inches of dirt or mulch. Tulips and other flowering bulbs are a tasty treat for rodents and squirrels. 4 0 out of 5 stars 1. Rural365 galvanized steel hardware cloth 1 4 inch welded mesh chicken wire fence cage screen netting 3x25ft bulk roll.

One 24 wide x 15 long roll is enough for 6 cages. My bulb cages are 8 wide x 14 long x 6 high. The open ends of wire at the top of the picture in each section will become hinges. Only 20 left in stock order soon.

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