Bambi Blockers

Bunny Barriers. Dog Deterrents, Vermin Vengeance. By any name, we are onto something.....Or we've ripped off something great. Pictures will be forthcoming, but a brief description will suffice for now. Five 1/2" by 10' long pvc pipes, holes drilled in the top of your garden box rails, a bag of zip-ties, a roll and a half of plastic chicken webbing, and two supporting boards are all you need to eliminate pests larger than one inch square from your garden.

The pipes are inserted in the vertical holes to create a sweet covered wagon shape. Two wood slats weigh down the webbing as it is stretched over the frame. The ends are semi-permanent. The sixteen foot span of webbing is easily removed and replaced by one person. Genius! Best of all, you can add insect screen or plastic sheeting to create a three season green house!

Barriers can be installed for 170$. We are looking to perfect the design however. If anyone knows of a source for 16' X 10' lightweight webbing, that would eliminate the need for many zip-ties. And thus, the carbon footprint of the barrier.

In other news. Gardens are going in and inquiries continue. Our prototype garden at the house is full of fresh greens, and the summer plants are coming in nicely. We are however experiencing howling NE winds and chilly mid-fifty temps today. So I hope the peppers make it. We are hoping to host a bit of an open house/produce party in mid to late June. I'm trying to gauge interest, so please post a comment if you might be into that sort of thing. Fresh local produce prepared by us and our friends for you to try, great gardens to see, and of course, local beer.