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Which wire against voles?

Voles and other rodents feel very comfortable in raised beds and quickly use them as hiding places or even home. So don't forget the vole wire between the floor and the bottom layer is inserted. The close-meshed wire - the mesh size must not exceed one and a half centimeters - is also hot-dip galvanized to protect against corrosion. You put a suitably cut piece directly on the groundThe edges along the inner walls are bent up about six inches at a time. Attach the wire well to the interior walls so that no gaps - which could be used as loopholes - remain. There are special wire meshes for raised beds (so-called "rodent grids") in stores, but also rabbit or Chick wire does a good job.

Trellis for the raised bed

Many types of vegetables develop long shoots that easily bend over under the weight of their fruits. Tomatoes, eggplants or peppers should therefore be supported with sturdy wooden or bamboo sticks. Others, such as peas, climb up trellises or sticks with leaf tendrils. The fruits of pumpkins, cucumbers and zucchini, on the other hand, are much less prone to rot if the plants can climb upwards on a climbing aid.

A secure hold is important

Always attach trellises and climbing aids in such a way that they give the plants stable support and do not hinder the necessary maintenance work such as watering and harvesting. Incorrectly attached grids, but also bars, trellises and poles do not provide the plants with proper support and are therefore useless. It is therefore best to screw large climbing trellises made of wood or metal onto a side wall from the inside before filling the raised bed.

Stable trellises for fruit plants

For fruit vegetables with heavy fruits - such as pumpkins, cucumbers and zucchini - welded wire meshes that are bent in the shape of a tunnel are very suitable for tendrils. But also a suitably cut piece Wire mesh,(€ 65.90 at Amazon *) Fixed between sturdy wooden slats, can be used as a trellis. Ready-made kits for raised beds with wooden trellises are available on the market, which can be used as a useful bed, but also as an ornamental plant bed.