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How to protect new climbing roses

DelsieDelsie Posts: 28
in Problem solving
I'm about to buy new potted plants and plan to use fish, blood and bone fertiliser. Last time I used it foxes got in and devoured all my plants. I plan to patch  up the hole in the fence with chicken wire, but if the foxes still manage to get in, what can I use to protect the plants? I've looked at scat mats but they don't look like they would allow enough room for the plant to grow.

Cheers. 😁🌹

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  • Blue OnionBlue Onion Posts: 2,995
    edited June 2021
    Best to just use another type of fertilizer or soil improver.. another thread had a lot of suggestions, but I can't search the forum due to some stupid ad that keeps covering the search bar without an option to X out.  



    Hopefully you can find it.. or some kind soul can put up a link.  
    Utah, USA.
  • OmoriOmori Posts: 1,674
    Use a coated pelleted time release fertiliser instead.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    They're after the bfb, not the roses.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    I don't think the foxes are eating the roses, just breaking them. It's better to ditch the BFB
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