Shirley Bovshow's Critter Covers for Your Garden

Materials List:

• 10 ft roll of gardening mesh
• Garden pins
• Gardening wire (to "sew" the gardening mesh sides together)
• Garden scissors
• Garden gloves

Instructions:

1. Roll out ¼ inch garden mesh (10'x2'), ¼ inch keeps out the smallest critters.
2. Bend cloth in 4 folds to create box.
3. Use garden wire to sew the box up.
4. With a cut piece to fit on top, sew garden wire on one end to secure it, leave enough room for future growth.
5. Snip the 4 corners at the bottom.
6. Bend out about 1 inch along all 4 sides.
7. With this newly bent apron, use gardening pins to stake down the box into the dirt, securing it over the plants.
8. Use bricks to keep the cover on.

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