Those dollar store wire baskets are fabulous for protecting small plants! They also provide a bit of shade. I’ve got 16 or 20 of them out and about.
They are, they stop the squirrels and chipmucks (sic) from digging transplants. The dollar general also sells some plastic cloches with a vent at the top.
Which Dollar Store?
And which wire baskets? In housewares or decorative items?