Gone are the old light-mesh, silver cages that protect new plants from bunny rabbits. As shown below, I made new cages out of heavier fencer wire in two sizes. I bought 4-foot high, 5-foot wide fencer wire at Home Deport, and first cut it horizontally to make a pair of 2-foot high sections. I cut the width to 2 1/2 feet for the smaller cages, and for the larger cages, I cut the width to 4 feet and discarded the remaining mesh. In all cases, I made sure I left 1/2-inch wires at one end. I made a circle, threaded the 1/2-inch wires through the other end, and used needle-nosed pliers to twist and crimp the wires together. Miraculously, no blood was shed in the making of these cages.
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