How to protect vegetables from animals

Last week Barbara wrote about growing plants that cats will love – a delightful way to indulge your favourite pet. However, not everyone has such a positive relationship with cats in the garden. For those of us gardening in urban or suburban areas they can seem more of a nuisance when our specially prepared vegetable beds become the local toilet for the neighbourhood felines. Having a row of precious seedlings dug up, or finding cat-poo when planting can be frustrating to say the least. So…

Discover how to use plastic forks to keep animals out of your vegetable garden. Learn why animals hate these utensils and some other natural ways to repel animals.

Cheap DIY ideas to protect your plants from animals. Watch this video to know how 🙂

Describing one solution for protecting your raised vegetable beds from hungry wildlife with homemade "A" frames.

Wondering how to protect the garden from animals? You can do it in 15 minutes with this plant cage! Easy to make--super effective!

Ideas on how to protect your garden from squirrels. Includes ways to deter them, what works, & what they like to eat.

I went to my mum’s friends house last week. She grows a lot of fruits and veggies and she taught us how to protect her new seedlings from Cabbage Moth caterpillars and any other greedy aerial…

Nature's visitors, like deer, rabbits, and birds, are enjoyable to watch, but they soon become a nuisance when they venture into the garden. If you've noticed a just-ripe tomato suddenly disappear from the vine, you know the feeling! Here’s how to protect your garden from animals without resorting...