Growing outdoors in Centra N.J.
Hello;
During the summer months, here in Central N.J.( May to early October) I place my Orchids outdoors. The problems I have encountered are squirrels and chipmunks digging out the plants and squirrels chewing on the leaves. I also have found slugs and earwigs on and in the pots.
My thought to counter all of this is to build an orchid house of a sorts. That is a wooden frame that will be totally enclosed in screen material and a pitched
poly carbon clear roof material. This will control the squirrels and chipmunks and also the slugs and bugs. Has anyone else tried building something similar?
All 4 sides will be open to the air so that air will be able to pass thru. Having the roof ill allow me to control watering.
Jeff
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