Guarding Against Garden Gore

Most days I love that my backyard backs up to a small patch of woods...kinda makes me feel like I live farther out of the city than I actually do. However, there are certain aspects of this location that I failed to give adequate attention to...specifically when it comes to protecting the plants in my garden. Now don't think that I was completely oblivious to the fact that I would need to install some sort of barricade around my garden, I just wasn't aware of the level of security it would need. Over the last couple of months I've had to make several improvements on my design (each time after I had a break-in), resulting in the following:


My version of Ft. Knox, includes a four foot tall chicken wire fence, complete with top. The bottom of this fence has been stapled to the railroad ties or wood barriers. I have further secured fence in the back with four inch landscape stakes. The reflective AOL CDs are there in lieu of a scarecrow. I can only hope that all of these measures (which make it quite difficult even for me to get into my own garden) will be sufficient to deter whatever has been eating the leaves off my cucumber,


zucchini,


sunflowers,


and green bean plants.



Below are the mug shots of some of the usual suspects: