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Gardening

intheflow

(29,134 posts) Mon May 13, 2013, 12:35 AM May 2013

My new dog Honey has become a garden pest. (Cross-post from pets.) [View all]

She's digging through our raised beds. I fear for my potatoes and peppers! The plastic snow fence we put up around the beds was chewed through within an hour. I've heard that chicken wire can deter dogs from digging, placed down atop the beds, but that seems like it would inhibit plant growth. Can't afford to buy enough wire to surround our beds. Has anyone else experienced a digger dog? If so, do you have any wisdom to impart?

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My new dog Honey has become a garden pest. (Cross-post from pets.) [View all] intheflow May 2013 OP

Google is your friend ConcernedCanuk May 2013 #1

Google had not been my friend, so this post is great! intheflow May 2013 #3

Okaaaay, ammonia-soaked coffee filters didn't work. intheflow May 2013 #4

I don't have a digger dog,but have heard hollysmom May 2013 #2

What kind of dog is Honey? Tanuki May 2013 #5

She's a mutt. intheflow May 2013 #6

Could you find another area in the yard where it would be OK for Honey to dig instead? Tanuki May 2013 #7

I really don't think it's about the digging for her. intheflow May 2013 #8

I had the same problem... Javaman May 2013 #9

I did finally do that. intheflow May 2013 #10

It's been a few years now for me... Javaman May 2013 #11