How to Protect Raised Garden Beds from Squirrels, Birds, and Bunnies - Urban Gardening

Critters and pests can be a huge adversary for gardeners, but we've found an easy way to protect our vegetable garden from local urban wildlife like squirrels, birds, and bunny rabbits. Follow these steps to build your own easy DIY raised garden bed fence.
Our technique works well for wooden raised garden beds using supplies you can easily get at your local hardware store:
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1" Chicken Wire - amzn.to/3djpK52
Garden Stakes - amzn.to/3gFddL4
Wire Cutters - amzn.to/36LkDb8
Staple Gun - amzn.to/2ZUcsYB
Staples
Bird Netting - amzn.to/2TYesvf
Clothes Pins - amzn.to/2AoVsiz
Check out our step-by-step instructions for an easy DIY raised garden bed fence: bettergardener...
After eight years attempting to grow fruits, vegetables and herbs in containers on our balcony and in a community garden in the city, we now have a backyard with four garden beds to grow in! Each week we update with what's new, good or bad, in our urban garden.
What we're growing this year:
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German Green Tomato - amzn.to/2Txsnbg
San Marzano Plum Tomato - amzn.to/2LZlzit
Sun Gold Yellow Cherry Tomato - amzn.to/2TAd5ma
Mortgage Lifter Beefsteak Tomato - amzn.to/2TOfREP
Annina Eggplant: territorialsee...
Hansel Eggplant - amzn.to/3d4cKAc
Raspberry Dressing Sorrel
Bright Lights Swiss Chard - amzn.to/3gnGzOf
Crookneck Tempest Summer Squash - amzn.to/3bYoMK3
Black Beauty Zucchini - amzn.to/2ywfK9m
Mary Washington Green Asparagus - amzn.to/2Zv9Osj
Pacific Purple Asparagus - amzn.to/2XlECJe
Victoria Rhubarb - amzn.to/2ZzVkr1
Japanese Cucumber - amzn.to/2TyQAy7
Burpless Bush Cucumber - amzn.to/3gfUbef
Sweet Mint
Cilantro - amzn.to/3e7paXU
Dukat Dill - amzn.to/3bWHOQV
Kaleidoscope Carrots - amzn.to/2WYf1a8
Genovese Basil - amzn.to/2TBDRLc
Salad Sensation Spinach - amzn.to/3bYeSYK
Cherry Giant Radish - amzn.to/3eevWLI
Black Seeded Simpson Lettuce - amzn.to/2A5yb4W
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[@TalyaT922]

How do you access the garden with the chicken wire all around?

[@deeday0405]

I recently lost seedlings to ceitters. I didn't realize i needed to protected against birds too.

[@ThePatioGardeners]

We've had a lot of problems with birds going for our carrot seedlings. When the seedlings come up, they're very sweet and the birds love to eat them. The bird netting has worked great this year.

[@omarrahman88]

How have they held up against strong winds?

[@jonathansmith283]

did your 'roof' work to fight off squirrels ?

[@donnabain8603]

Squirrels will climb the chicken wire.

[@chewningwitmer5806]

Do it yourself, visit the Woodglut website and find out how.