Very cool and awesome idea! I will use this!

Irma, zinnias do not like to be transplanted. The best way to plant them is to sow them directly where you want them.

That's a cool and pretty way to protect your plants. Those cages are expensive, though. I had one when I raised cockatiels.

I'll try that -- thanks!

I have an old fashioned bird cage I got from Habitat for Humanity yrs ago. It was pretty cheap but needed some fixing up. I was orginally keeping orchids etc in it above my patio ponds but there is way too much shade now, so I moved it to a sunnier spot to keep succulents in it instead, also to keep it drier.

Sometimes little flocks of tiny wild birds get in there and hop around (the bars are pretty wide) Silly birds.

What a great idea! Thank you for sharing. I've seen bird cages posted on marketplace often.

Looks like I might need several cages like that...

Perhaps the squirrels' digging activities are seasonal. This endlessly very hot summer, the ones in my yard are not going into my damp (watered-every-day) garden. Pursuing the bird seed I throw elsewhere, and drinking from the table-top water dishes seem to occupy them.

kinzy, I hear you! But, during their digging season, once the seeds have sprouted and gained some "presence" their surroundings seem to be of less interest to the squirrels -- so the cage can be removed and used elsewhere.