barrels everywhere

[Kelby]

Basically my setup, hope it works for us both!

[cjmach1973]

I put a bunch of garlic cloves in the bottom of each barrel.

[Fygmalion]

hahaha... I am not touching THAT cat comment with a 10 ft pole....:-)

[Visceral]

I think these would work very well.... As long as the dry mulch inside doesn't invite unexpected company to tunnel in and make themselves at home eating the bark of the trees.... Fabio posted that mint oil would help with mice and vole prevention so I would consider that setup with appropriate precautions....

Or you could just toss a cat in before you lower the barrel. Barring having any feline volunteers for that duty, maybe drop some rodent bait under and around that area?

[Fygmalion]

I think these would work very well.... As long as the dry mulch inside doesn't invite unexpected company to tunnel in and make themselves at home eating the bark of the trees.... Fabio posted that mint oil would help with mice and vole prevention so I would consider that setup with appropriate precautions....

[cjmach1973]

So I'm a little late in posting these, but I tried using barrels from work to help protect some plants. I trimmed and tied the branches together, covered them with burlap, then filled the barrels with dry mulch. with one of the taller plants, I tried a stack of two barrels to see how much it might be protected. The barrels have a slightly smaller top, which allowed me to use the cut bottoms as covers.