We live on four acres and have a huge golf course behind us so there is no shortage of critters around here. In the year we’ve lived in this house I’ve seen possums, raccoons, skunks, rabbits and lots and lots of deer. I’ve been wanting a veggie garden since we moved in here but didn’t want to use the expensive chemicals to keep all the animals from eating it. I certainly didn’t want to have to worry about reapplying them and risking my garden being destroyed. My solution was an inexpensive dog kennel from Lowe’s. It is large enough for two good size garden beds and my upside down tomato grower. What I really love about this is if I have a problem with birds going for the berries I can easily cover it with netting to keep them out. If I ever want to move this it will be fairly easy, the bottom has a couple of good thick layers of weed mat underneath it so it’ll be easy to shovel the dirt out (I know this from experience).

The kennel I purchased was the cheapest that Lowe’s carries, mainly because it was the only one that would fit in the back of my Yukon. The chain link fencing comes in rolls that you attach to the frame. The frame snapped together easily and the chain link fencing was no where near as bad as I thought it would be. The instructions were horrible but I was able to figure it out and I put it up all by myself while hubby watched the kids. I plan on running an underground watering system to it at some stage but given its about thirty yards from the nearest water source it can wait a bit. I’ve got a long enough hose and sprinkler that sprays in a square pattern. Now I just need to plant my veggies!