The photos on the left show circular cages made from chook net, they are about 300 to 500mm in diameter and approx. 400mm tall and held in place with four bamboo stakes.
We find this helps to keep things like wallabies and hares etc from eating the new growth.
Wallabies in particular love the new growth and young plants are at an ideal height.
Hares on the other hand just seem to bite the young plant off at the base which usually
kills it.
These cages are also beneficial if the young plant is in a windy area as they can offer some wind restriction and some support to the plant.
We find this much better than staking as it produces a much stronger plant later.
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