As the shelter in place continues in Marin and the US, my family and I have been working on our own home garden to continue the sustainable practices I learned at the Redwood Farm this past year. But one of the problems we were having was pests. We planted seedlings of lettuce and tomatoes and the next day they were eaten by rats. This happened a few times before we decided to research and come up with a sustainable solution to the problem.
So, what we did was encase the seedlings with wire mesh and pvc pipe. We constructed a cage for the crops to keep the rodents out so they can grow without disruption. We still water through the mesh, and it can be taken off to weed or observe the plants. This solution was hard to implement and it took a while to get the materials, but so far we have observed our crops being able to grow without rodents taking over.
Sarah Y
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