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Put off a Possum - Tuesday 1st September 2015

"Growing your own" is harder if you have hungry local possums (or other munchers for that matter) I have found that old bird or other pet cages (from the tip or recycling shop) with the bottoms removed can save your veggies and fruits from the nibblers. It is also easy to throw a piece of cloth of a suitable size over your treasured seedlings if a frosty night is likely (chilly clear skies no wind) as the plant leaves won't be in contact with the cloth. And even if your plant gets over enthusiastic and grows through the cage wires the chewing creatures can only tip prune!!! (and that may in fact be beneficial) If you want to, you can paint the cages pretty colours, but they work OK without!
Contributed by Adele Main