Munch-proof your flower bulbs

PROFESSIONAL COST: $90

YOUR COST: $25

SAVINGS: $65

COMPLEXITY

Simple

TOOLS

Wire cutters

MATERIALS

Gloves

Poultry netting

Wire staple stakes

Keep hungry critters from snacking on your freshly planted flower bulbs.


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1. After planting, stake poultry netting over the bed. You can either remove the cloth in the early spring or let plants grow through the holes and leave it throughout the growing season.

2. If you want to hide it, just cover with soil or a light layer of mulch.

It is a good idea to clean up the planting site when you are finished, because any bulb debris—like the papery tunics that fall off the bulbs—can attract the squirrels.

pro tips!

Keep a scrapbook of plant data. Store plant tags and sticks inside a cheap photo album. You can add details such as when and where the plants were purchased, special care or even the plant’s location on a sketch of your yard.