Planter Patrol: Protect Raised Beds, Window Boxes & Containers Without Chemicals

Night sounds, a child’s gasp, and the soft scrape of snail slime open this episode—an audio scene that drops listeners into a real planter panic. Hosts Mikey and Dana diagnose the habitat clues behind container and raised-bed pest damage and deliver an inspection-first IPM playbook centered on cultural fixes, exclusion, sanitation, monitoring, and clear red flags. A 30–45 second micro-quote from an IPM technician adds credibility: “A cloth collar and an earlier water run saved my seedlings,” punctuating the DIY path. The episode gives one immediately actionable metric—recommended hardware-cloth mesh sizes and collar heights—so audio-only listeners can act without checking notes. Listeners leave with 3–5 weekend moves, reversible exclusion specs, a privacy line for secure photo uploads (used only for troubleshooting/community gallery; max 5MB; upload link in show notes), and a two-week follow-up prompt to measure results.