Need critter proof garden ideas!

something got in to all my garden areas here at the house and destroyed EVERYTHING except my one planter of lettuce that was hung on the fence. Thankfully it's early in the season and I can replant, but I don't want this to happen again. I have a feeling the culprits are raccoons. I'm going to do some more vertical gardening, but I'm not really sure that will work for everything. Ideas?

Also, (off topic) look at my beautiful new little girl

 

I'm thinking that is a garden guard dog...

 

Build a wire cage with top exactly like you would need for a chicken pen.

Use Raised Beds

 

Critter traps with sardines, work awesome, and you can skin what you catch and make hats!

 

Not sure why I didn't think of a wire frame! I'm feeling a little special now lol. And yes I'm thinking she will be a great guard dog.

 

Nice Pup!

Raccoon's love marshmallows and also peanut butter, Bait your traps accordingly.

 

If no one else in your area is hunting Racoons then you can expect to trap as many as 30 before they slow down a bit. If in doubt then set up a Trail Cam and watch for a while and check for a trail to your garden.

 

I see them running up and down the tree near the garden. The beds are raised already. As soon as they see something green come up it gets ripped out. A wire frame will help a lot.

 

I've never known a raccoon that could resist canned cat food. ( never did see one that could use the opener though, so why do they like it?)
Reminds me of fish eating worms....why? Worms drowned and fish loose interest, so how did they develop a taste for worms at all?

 

Amazon.com : Havahart 1079 Live Animal Professional-Style One-Door Raccoon, Groundhog, Opossum, and Stray Cat Cage Trap : Home Pest Control Traps : Patio, Lawn & Garden

 

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I have several of the havahart traps. They work well.

 

MAKE SURE YOU CHECK YOUR LOCAL LAWS. (Normally Kellory would be the one saying this)

 

They check in, but they don't check out.

 

Hotel California traps?

 

My brother in law plants about half an acre of sweet corn each year that we harvest and freeze. We put up electric fence as well around the plot. Bottom wire about 3 inches off ground and then about 5 inch spacing up to about 2 1/2 feet high. We see tons of coon tracks around the perimeter but none inside and corn does well every year. Our pastor had deer cleaning out his flower garden next to his house. Took a higher electric fence to discourage them.

Don't need near the fence charger to keep coons out as you do to keep cattle in the pasture. The smallest cheapest will be more than enough. I see them go for just a few bucks at farm auctions. You can get small 250' roll of wire for $6-8, bottom end charger for about $30 and stakes for $3-5 each. So you can set this up around a small garden in an hour for roughly $50-60. Not bad.
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