"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
> zxcvbob wrote:
>
>>
>> A tent of 1" chicken wire is easier and works pretty good. Just bend it
>> into a little hoop or quonset hut cover for the row (make sure the close
>> the ends)
>
> That might work on a retarded cat. Any wild animal used to foraging for
> food would
> be under that wire in the blink of an eye.
>
>

Actually, it works beautifully. But, I use heavy fence wire, and cut it so
there are prongs that extend about 6" underground. I make the tops flat and
weigh it down with bricks. Nothing's dug under it, and it's easy for me to
remove for harvesting or weeding.