Mary Sue mentioned that I had talked about "mesh bags" but what I really mentioned was mesh BASKETS. I did get some bags from a Dutch bulb company once, as another correspondent mentioned, they are more annoying than anything else, and they don't stop rodents. I would forget about bags. The heavy plastic basket pots I use are quite easy to remove and tough enough to resist a misplaced shovel. These are made for aquatic plants by a company in Holland. I am able to buy them at a discount, in quantity, from a water-garden nursery near here. Another potential source is hydroponics suppliers. They are much more substantial than the berry baskets Kathy Anderson mentioned and are UV-stabilized, so they should last a long time; however, the exposed edges become a bit brittle after four or five years. They come in square and round, various sizes from 6" round up to 12 or 14" square. The 12" square weigh about 20 pounds when full of soil, and I have just planted more than a hundred of them and moved them back and forth out of frames and raised beds (not to mention mixing all the soil), so I feel I do not need to visit the weight room just this week. The 8" square are also useful and a lot lighter. The most important thing about buying a mesh pot for bulbs is that IT HAS TO HAVE HOLES IN THE BOTTOM AS WELL AS THE SIDES. Some aquatic pots do not. Like Kathy, I have put some of these in borders and other garden areas as well as in the "captive" bulb collection, mostly to deter tunneling rodents. Jane McGary NW Oregon