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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We caged last year and it was a pain (granted, we built the cage too short and didn't have a proper door in it, so it was hard to get in and out of and also something figured out how to tunnel underneath and just ate things from the inside anyway. It's just really hard to get something completely tight so creatures don't get through.

Using  organza bags this year and it's going well. Have had one or two chewed through/yanked off, but most of the fruits are being preserved. Get a bigger size than you think you need so they're easy to get on and off and you can also bag a whole cluster of cherry tomatoes at one go. ( we started with 4 x 6 but they're inconvenient, size up). Yes, it's a pain to do this, but we only have about 10 tomato plants. Also, advantage is if it's a windy day/the plants get knocked about and you have your ripe sungolds knocked off they stay in the bag and don't get ruined on the ground, so you lose fewer fruit. [/quote]

I think the netting only works for birds. For rodents you need a fence that goes way into the ground. [/quote]

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