Gardener's underground bulb cage

Do squirrels or other rodents eat the tasty bulbs you plant?  You can protect your favorite irises, lilies, daffodils, and tulips with an underground steel mesh enclosure.  The openings are small enough to keep the rodents out but big enough to allow the roots and shoots to grow through.

Step 1: Materials and Tools

Materials

• A roll of 1" mesh welded cage wire.  It's like hardware cloth with a bigger mesh--often used for animal pens.

Tools

• Diagonal wire cutters
• Leather gloves with cuffs.  Yes, gloves limit your dexterity, but learn from my mistake.  I made my first cage without gloves and ended up with bleeding fingers and wrists.