I use the square galvanized folding cages. If I were going to buy them again, I'd get the 60" high instead of the 48".

Don't get the flimsy green coated ones.

I stake everything with rebar. Home Depot sells 20' 3/8 rebar for about $4.30. And they have cutters you can cut to whatever length you want. Just cut out 15 4-foot lengths yesterday to put in my pepper and eggplant containers.

Your garden looks great in the photo. My husband made cages out of concrete reinforcing wire but the legs aren't long enough to stay in the ground. A strong wind blew most of them over last weekend so he added two wooden stakes to each cage. A pea fence anchored with two steel stakes blew over, too. He said the mass of vines contributed to the problem.

Good luck for the rest of the season. I think there is some kind of disappointment every year just not a pile of it like you are having.

My cousin put bird netting on a length of PVC pipe to roll/unroll over my uncle's blueberries - wonder if the same would work with plastic or landscape fabric? Might have to have holes in plastic sheeting to let some water drain through so won't collapse in heavy rain. Screw end of plastic/fabric into the pipe(s) (maybe 1 on each end of fabric long enough to cover top and both sides?) and then put the pipes on the ground to weight the plastic down (run 2 or more pieces, at 90 degrees, to cover all sides and not just ends if desired).

This garden looks very beautiful to me! I love the enclosure... how deep are your beds? Is this on top of pavement?? Like a driveway? If so.. Did you use a jackhammer to remove the concrete.. how deep? I really love this! Sorry you are having problems.. I have a whole lot of earth down in florida for my garden.. But recently moved up to Cleveland into an apartment... So I've been forced to go container all the way. Which has it's own set of headaches and pleasures. I have some fresh step containers too... Lol.. I think many people have at one point or another grown in cat litter/food containers. They work great and make efficient use of space. Anyways... Just wanted to say I envy what you have built and hope things get squared away for you! Peace

Thanks for the responses. Im in between ideas on figuring out how to weather proof it the right way. Im debating on trying to cage and stake plants better first before going through with it, but I'd sure like to be able to close it in during bad storms.

@cosmic. Thanks bed are build over old grass that I tore up. Beds are 2-3 feet deep with garden mix soil then straight into heavier richer soil. Heres a more recent picture

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Thanks for the responses. Im in between ideas on figuring out how to weather proof it the right way. Im debating on trying to cage and stake plants better first before going through with it, but I'd sure like to be able to close it in during bad storms.

@cosmic. Thanks bed are build over old grass that I tore up. Beds are 2-3 feet deep with garden mix soil then straight into heavier richer soil. Heres a more recent picture

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Thanks for the responses. Im in between ideas on figuring out how to weather proof it the right way. Im debating on trying to cage and stake plants better first before going through with it, but I'd sure like to be able to close it in during bad storms.

@cosmic. Thanks bed are build over old grass that I tore up. Beds are 2-3 feet deep with garden mix soil then straight into heavier richer soil. Heres a more recent picture

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