Build The Ultimate Groundhog, Rabbit and Deer Proof Garden Bed
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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024
- How to keep groundhogs, deer and rabbits from your vegetable garden. Build a protected garden raised bed with chicken wire. Support the channel: / suburbanhomestead or buy my art www.etsy.com/s...
I struggled for many years with groundhogs, and tried several things to prevent them from destroying my organic vegetable garden. But I believe I've built the ultimate solution to protect your plants. 
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I enjoyed the etymology lesson also
I'm glad you liked my random musings.
I haven't finished the video yet. But the thumbnail looks like a Romance Novel cover. I love it
LOL. A very weird Romance Novel, I must say.
I really love how you have turned a simple 4x4 bed into a very beautiful design... I dont like simple and you have given me ideas to implement into my own fantasy garden
I love the style of dress you wear.
I've got to look the character :-)
After watching your lettuce history video I had to go back and find how you made the cool pest resistant garden.
Happy to know it made you interested in the design. It really works to keep the groundhogs and deer out.
Great job. Now you only have to worry about the small critters (aphids). I cover greens, cabbage, lettuce, kale, etc. with insect cloth the whole time so I don't get the aphids. My neighbors tree always gets aphids.
The small pests don't usually destroy everything in one sitting, so they don't bother me as much.
Beautiful! Like a gazebo :o)
We have a small space for growing. (6) 4' x 4' raised beds and one 2' x 10'. In western Pennsylvania the weather is not really predictable anymore but we fall under the zone 5 grow map. They changed us to a zone 6 but that's not my garden. ???? We made aluminum tubing framed cages with garden fencing to keep the chickens out, attach greenhouse plastic to extend the seasons, and drape mosquito netting over to keep out the insect pests. Those veggies in need of pollination have the netting removed when they begin to flower. They are strong enough by then to withstand some attacks.
Coming back again to this fantastic design. Wonderful.
Very beautiful 👏👏👏
Thanks for sharring
Keep up the good work
God bless you
I’ve been watching you for over a year now, I just want to say how beautiful your new home is and how super jealous I am of your yard.
Will be waiting on see how your garden and flower garden progresses💚💚💚
I'm happy to hear that!
Beautiful. The added detail fits with the architecture of the house.
That was my goal
Wow Siloe! It's beautiful!
Thanks
I love how this bed turned out. I think it may be a good solution to also protect roses from Deer and rabbit. Some people even have problems with squirrels. Its such a beautiful structure too.
Beautiful design ~ thank you for sharing
Thanks
Looks really nice. Whimsical.
Well done...You should be so proud of your creation...looks great!
thank you
Turned out beautiful, I love the style and can imagine many more in addition to this first one. It will look even better as the wood ages, I love anything old world. Great job 👍👩🏻🌾❤️
Thanks. The inspiration sure is more of a old world french potager.
I like the bendable wire fence rolls they sell at menards that's about 4 ft tall. I was able to bend it into the square of my garden plots and reuse it every year. Your garden frame looks so nice!
That is a practical easy solution
I love it! It looks like a beautiful decorative bird cage. The design idea to be able to remove each panel as opposed to the whole cage is brilliant!
That was the inspiration. I'm glad you liked it
Great job Siloe! I like the flexibility of taking the sides down that stromellatoes create.
That really helps
This looks so good .
Thanks
Pretty and practical... I love it. 🙏💖💖💖
I'm glad you liked it
You should paint it with milk paint. It might actually help preserve the wood even longer.
I have thought about it. maybe when I have more extra time.
Turned out beautifully!👏👏👏
So beautiful, Siloe! The attention to detail you put into your woodwork made the side panels really finish off the bed. I hope to see that it is 100% effective in keeping out Mr. Groundhog (and his family), as well as rabbits and other herbivores seeking out tender shoots, out of your raised bed. As always, I'm excited for the next episode! Please keep them coming! Have a beautiful day.... :)
Thanks. I'm also in a place that may have deer, so I couldn't take any chances. Deer are 100 times worse at destruction. I'm happy to see you liked the details.
Wow I love the design! Beautiful and functional garden bed with a enclosure from the groundhogs.
Thank you. It has been very functional so far.
Such nice quality videos! I love watching as you give such a nice vibe as you are talking. Thanks for sharing what you know. I have started my first 20 ft x 10 ft garden last month with a fence, cardboard, and leaf litter.
I'm g;ad you like it
Beautiful. I am happy that you are sharing this journey.🌼
Hope you enjoy the jouney
You inspire me th iui s is such a wonderful design it got such a Victoria design and I love everything about you and everything you do love love love all that you stand for all yr videos too especially when you cook too Top Notch videos 😊🥰😊💚🌲💚🌲💚🌲💚🌲💚🌲💚🌲💚🌲💚
Thank you. I'm glad you enjoy the channel
That looks great!
Absolutely beautiful!
I love this design!
I love how pretty this garden bed is! I am going to try and recreate it…unless you know somewhere that sells a kit similar to this. Just found your channel and love it!!🪴🌸🌺😊
You have a lot of planting to do. I loved the other whimsical yard.
Yes I do. I hope you follow my new journey
I need a few of these, to keep a groundhog family away from my crops!
yes. something like this should work. A mesh under the the soil would make it even more protected, but I've felt its overkill, unless you have gophers.
@@suburbanhomestead It's not overkill. The ground hogs on my property tunnel under and would be in that bed in a heartbeat.
Well done! It’s a beautiful structure. I can’t wait to see the garden develop.
Thank you.
Really liked the old measuring stick you used. The design came out beautifully. Super loving 💞💕all the ground hog talk. We dont have those where I live☺️
I love the look of the bed frame. It reminds me of an actual bed frame with the canopy on top! Cutting notches out of the corner braces really adds tot he look.
Yes, a canopy garden bed LOL
That turned out beautifully! I loved watching your creativity come to life.
Thanks!
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. So good to see and to hear your value of beauty. Thank you!
Thanks. I'm glad you've appreciated the effort.
Very nice! If you used a smaller hardware cloth or netting on all sides and the top, you might be able to keep moths out like the squash vine borer or cabbage looper.
Nicely done, Siloe! I've been following your progress. Btw, did you sell the other house? Is this one new? I would suggest to make only two opposing sides of the garden bed accessible with removable frames. The other two sides can have stapled on wire without frame. This would reduce the amount of wood required. Also, maybe you can add to this garden bed with a longer rectangular bed and build a hoop cover over it. Cheers! Love your channel.
Yes this is a new house. I preferred to make all sides removable in case I need to repair things and also to have easy access to all sides for maintenance. It makes a huge difference.
I'm inspired now, I'm gonna attempt on making something like this. Your very talented and a wonderful artist. I'm not good with technology but I'll try to find your art on etsy?
thank you
These are lovely! I just discovered your channel and subscribed. Thank you
Beautiful job.
Love it!!
Thanks
Bravo quel beau travail !
absolutely ingenious, I was beggining to wander how you were gonna have access to your greens
It has worked pretty well.
It turned out beautiful! I love the idea of cutting simple designs with a jigsaw to make it look more decorative. I’d like to start doing that the next time I make a simple trellis, like I make out of furring strips and chicken wire for the ends of my raised beds.
That's such a smart idea! I love watching your videos, they're so well thought out and relaxing :)
Thanks. I'm trying to make the videos inspiring and chill, for people to decompress
Your music is beautiful!
Thank you, it’s lovely.
You could continue the PT-BR version of your videos. Congratulations! Very good!
Thank you. I am trying to optimize my time to the fullest and unfortunately Adsense from Brazil is 1/10 of US, so it is hard for me to justify spending the time translating narrating and reediting.
love this idea. I would use it if I was younger and more able. The design is beautiful! ☮️❤️💥🌈🌎😇😇😇😛
Your garden is very pretty but so are you
I love this, your design is beautiful and useful, however, I see one problem... what about the squirrels, if I planted tomatoes the squirrels could easily climb up and eat them, because the squirrels have been eating my tomatoes for quite some time now. having said that, GREAT JOB and so beautiful! Also, has any groundhogs dug underneath and tried to get in because my neighbors have built a similar structure to this and the goundhogs and have begun the dig down and have gotten underneath. wonderful channel!
Absolutely stunning!.....as always.
Thank you
such an idyllic life 💚💚💚
Life needs a bit of fantasy
@@suburbanhomestead you are so right Siloe'
You welcome
Amazing! Functional and beautiful. You are so clever to have built and designed this at the same time. (Do you think a flat screen could be added at the top for areas that have trouble with birds?)
About how much would you say the garden bed cost you?
BTW:
Love the new house! I'm so happy for you to have a place with more sunny garden area! 💚💚💚💚💚
About 40-50 dollars with the chicken wire and screws.
I love the design of your protected garden bed! The panels are beautiful and functional!
What is the name of the song near the end of your video?
It’s a song I wrote called perchance to dream. I have not released it separately yet
@@suburbanhomestead I loved it! When you release it separately will you be announcing it on RUclips?
@@suburbanhomestead also I wanted to thank you for your content. I've been subscribed for a few years and watching your videos brings much needed peace to my life.
It turned out beautifully! Do you plan to add more of the same style?
Yes, there will be more.
Espetacular o trabalho. Um abraço desde Portugal. Ganho inspiração para o meu jardim com os teus vídeos, muito agradável toda a montagem visual e sonora. Mais uma vez obrigado e felicidades nos projetos
Siloe, love the video!
Have you ever considered using a simple handsaw instead of all the expensive power tools? Those are pretty small cuts, I bet you’ll be faster with a handsaw.
wondering now that time has passed how is the caged bed working? Love the design , bravo
It has held well and worked wonderfully for almost 4 years now. I would recommend investing in the 4x4 ground contact posts for the corners and exterior screws, because I had to replace one of the 2x3 corners that started to rot in the bottom because of the screws, and maybe using the plastic decking for the bottom boards would be nice because they could last much longer other than that, everything else has worked like a charm.
@@suburbanhomestead Many thanks for your suggestions and wonderful plans for the cage. Since my dog died last Fall the critters are now running rampant though out my garden like demons starving, yet taking one bite and moving to the next plant. A Ground hog is the newest addition to next door, I built the bottom structure atop wire. Deck garden seems so far to be better than out in the yard. Many thanks to you and I've subbed to your wonderful channel as well. love your straight forward approach.
What did you say these were called again? They are really very beautiful. I will try to make them for my daughters butterfly garden.
Beatiful. Why you dint make a longer raised bed. I mean in a rectangle shape.
I wanted a bed that can be easily accessed from all sides. Also it was to look nice also
Got I idea place stones in the ground protect you plants roots then add dirt
That is a good idea for animals that dig, but grounghogs, although they do dig, they usually eat only the leaves.
OK. Now do a video about keeping groundhogs & rabbits from a non-raised bed garden.
I hope you win!
You can just flip the board over and cut the other side rather than moving the saw angle to get the opposing angle cut. Will save you some time, especially if you are going to make a lot of those cuts.
That is true. I just prefer to cut with my right hand
@@suburbanhomestead Whatever floats your boat, but I think your misunderstanding me. By moving the wood, you don't move anything else so you are using the same set up/angle/hand you used for the first cut. The garden looks great. I have had ground hog problems for the last three years and they love my soy beans so much. I just put 4 large cattle panels around it and the some plastic fencing around the lower half. Doesn't keep everything out, but does keep the heavy hitters out.
you are GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!😀😀😀
Adorei!
A garden bed. A canopy bed in the garden.
I wonder if that would have been a better clickbait title to the video
If "pests" are a problem, you're not growing enough food. I always assume that 20-30% will be shared with the wildlife (that will bring a lot of benefits in return!).
Beautiful and fun design though :)
Thank you for these videos!
Thanks. I do agree with you in principle. If groundhogs respected the 20-30% quota I would gladly share. For instance, rabbits were never a huge issue, because they would not eat too much. Groundhogs and deer will eat absolutely everything and leave stumps.
@@suburbanhomestead Vols here have destroyed entire trees by eating the roots and deer devour blueberry bushes and bean plants with no thought to what their share should be... Field mice gnaw into pumpkins, melons, and squash for the seeds and will dig up cucumber and sunflower seeds. I've planted extra for the wildlife that read the books, though, and with them I'm still willing to share.
Looks good. Is that wood going to last or do you eventually need to treat it with something?
BTW, the house looks very wonderful. Is that new siding or paint? (I don't know much about this
so if it's a stupid question, then that is what it is. )
It's new siding (unfortunately it was the only cost-effective option for me) . The bed is pressure treated so it doesn't need painting, but maybe I should paint it to make it last longer.
@@suburbanhomestead The house colour is very attractive.
I use mint it as protect the plants
Deer eat mint
That is good if it works for you, but groundhogs don't seem phased, they just go around plants they don't like
@@suburbanhomestead ok
@@suburbanhomestead yeah it works for fruit trees
@@anniemaymcneely2013 they can't there's a toxic chemical in the mint
Why not 56x56 or something perfectly square anyway?
Yes, they could be 56 by 56, but chicken wire comes in 48 inch width. It is possible to stretch them a bit, as you see me doing later, but the longer you have to stretch them the worse it would be even by just some inches. I think I got closest to maximum stretch. 48 by 48 would have been more economical for standard lumber, but the proportion seemed too small for me. I wanted them as large as possible within the constrains of the materials. On an aesthetic not, an almost square can feel more pleasing in this case because the structure “sits” better. The overall structure is already taller than it’s wide, but it would feel even more had the middle part been square. This is about visual weight and can be seen in classical architecture. For instance, the base here is thicker in weight than the architrave. The roof is light with the arabesque curves, but it is still less than half tall as the central portion. These are proportion details that can be played around with, but when it feels right, it just feels right.
Destramelado!!!Adorei!😂
LOL
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:-)
What was the total cost of the build?
each bed was around 50-60 at that time. Lumber has gone up since.
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