If your dog also loves the bounty of your garden, you have options. The classic set-aside vegetable garden, complete with a fence, will always work, but it may not be necessary. A low fence around a vegetable garden can be enough to keep even larger dogs out. They may be able to jump over it, but it might not occur to them. Bird netting can save lettuce, spinach and strawberries, and cages around taller plants can keep dogs at bay. Hedges, meanwhile, can create a border, and tomato cages can protect trees and shrubs.Pet stores have bitter apple and orange sprays to use on plants. The taste discourages nibbling. They may not work completely, but they can help mitigate damage. Your barriers might not even need to be permanent. Newly planted seedlings or annuals and perennials can be highly tempting — they’re new and fun to pull out of the ground. Keeping these plants off limits just until the novelty wears off and the plants have had a chance to establish themselves might be enough.
If your dog also loves the bounty of your garden, you have options. The classic set-aside vegetable garden, complete with a fence, will always work, but it may not be necessary. A low fence around a vegetable garden can be enough to keep even larger dogs out. They may be able to jump over it, but it might not occur to them. Bird netting can save lettuce, spinach and strawberries, and cages around taller plants can keep dogs at bay. Hedges, meanwhile, can create a border, and tomato cages can protect trees and shrubs.Pet stores have bitter apple and orange sprays to use on plants. The taste discourages nibbling. They may not work completely, but they can help mitigate damage. Your barriers might not even need to be permanent. Newly planted seedlings or annuals and perennials can be highly tempting — they’re new and fun to pull out of the ground. Keeping these plants off limits just until the novelty wears off and the plants have had a chance to establish themselves might be enough.
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