Has anyone ever built a frame to go around at least part of a garden or bed? I've got strawberry beds needing squirrels kept out, a few pots I have to keep squirrels out of, and an area or two needing shade cloth (turns out good windows reflect a lot of sun back outside burning the plants nearby if they're facing a certain way).
I'm thinking of making simple PVC structures that can just be lifted up for the smaller areas and maybe have hinged doors for the largest area (especially if I completely enclose the raspberry/ strawberry patch). Would 1/2 pipe work or should I go for 3/4? I've got stakes that can keep it in the ground. I'm also debating getting a color (they had white, black, clear, yellow, and red, maybe green) or even spray painting it to make it look nicer. Birds aren't too big of an issue, mostly just squirrels planting peanuts everywhere (I've pulled at least 1 peanut plant from our property every day for the last week and lost track of the number of peanuts I found in my pots when I prepared them this spring).
Basically, if anyone's got tips, tricks, ideas, I'd love to hear them. Next spring squirrels will likely be a bigger issue since I doubt I'll be working from home like this spring (my dog spent way more time in the yard this year keeping the squirrels out and they still managed to do damage).
