Make vole wire basket yourself

Which plants should be protected with a wire basket?

A wire basket is very effective at protecting certain plants from hungry voles. A wire basket is particularly useful for young fruit trees or plants that are very popular with voles, such as the Clematis.

Make wire basket yourself

A vole wire basket is easy to make. When purchasing the materials, however, you should pay attention to the following:

The right size for a vole basket

How big your wire basket should be, of course, depends entirely on your plant. When planting a tree, your basket should be three to four times the size of the plant's root ball to protect it even as the tree grows.

What size should the wire mesh be?

Choose for your vole basket Wire mesh(€ 16.49 at Amazon *) with an opening size of a maximum of 1.3 cm. If the wire mesh is bigger, it can 7 to 23cm tall vole slip through.

Bottom and overhang

The vole basket absolutely needs a base that must be firmly attached to the edge without holes. In addition, the basket has to protrude slightly from the ground so that the mice don't get the idea to climb over it.

An instruction

Materials and tools:

• Wire mesh
• Wire to connect the wire mesh
• Wire cutter

1. Build a border

Cut your chicken wire to the dimensions you want and shape it into a cylinder. Connect the edges by hooking the wire mesh together and / or using additional wire to ensure a gap-free connection.

2. floor

Now cut out a circular base. Use your wire mesh cylinder as a benchmark. However, add 3 to 4 cm overhang all around so that you can attach the base to the cylinder well.

3. associate

Connect the base and cylinder seamlessly with the help of wire.