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Wed, Jul 4, 12 at 22:06
| Curious about those of you who wire around your roses to protect them from gophers.
I found some old steel chicken wire mesh (3/4") on the property, and have dug up and built baskets for my first 3 roses which I was clearly on the verge of losing. I plan over time, to do as many as I physically can - just taking my time. If you make them yourself, what material do you use, and how big do you make them? The cages seemed pricey, but are they worth it? |
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| I bought a hundred foot roll of chicken wire at True Value Hardware (they ordered it for me) and make my own. I measured how large the baskets had to be for the various sized pots I have to plant and created a roll dispenser for it with a length of pipe and stacks of concrete blocks awaiting a construction project. When I need one, I count out the number of holes (squares, hexagons, whatever you want to call them), cut it off with old clippers then make the size I want from it. So far, they've all seemed to work. That way, I can also cut off lengths to wrap around plants above ground to keep the rabbits away from new basal growths. It's a whale of a lot more cost effective and prevents having to run out to buy new baskets when needed as well as having to store them until used. LOTS easier and cheaper! Kim |
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- Posted by Kippy-the-Hippy 10 Sunset 24 (My Page) on Wed, Jul 4, 12 at 23:09
| Love the idea for the wire roller! I have just been using up the bits of old wire we have, and boy did we have a lot! |
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