Cutting mesh borders couldn't be easier – household scissors are sufficient to get the job done!

Hardware required none Tools required Scissors Tape measure Material required One 5-foot by 100-foot roll of mesh material makes approximately 1,000 feet of border 6 inches wide. This is enough material to construct 16 beds, 30 feet in length. 3/8-inch by 8-inch rebar rod, two per border (four per bed) Roll roofing cut into 6-inch wide strips

Prepare borders by cutting material into strips 6 inches wide and 6 inches longer than the length of the bed you are constructing. Scissors work fine for this cutting.

Form loops on both ends of the mesh strips by bending material back on itself approximately 4 inches and securing with the 8-inch pieces of 3/8-inch rod woven through both layers of material.

If prepared properly, each mesh strip will be several inches shorter than the bed length. The mesh will stretch when tension is applied using a hand winch.

A crop of cut flowers growing in plastic mesh beds