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The rabbits in my neighborhood eat well!
My lettuce seedlings are chewed down to the ground. I'm sure it must be rabbits. My BF thinks it's fun to feed the squirrels and, of course, it also attracts rabbits.
So, what is a tried and true way to keep them away from my garden (I found several on the internet with mixed reviews)? I'm thinking of a small wire fence, but is there something I can apply around my garden that will keep them away? It looks like they may have also gotten to my sugar snap pea seedlings too.
Yes, this is my first attempt at a garden (other than in pots on a patio) and I'm getting discouraged. I know it goes with the territory, but I want to do what I can now.
Thanks.
Re: The rabbits in my neighborhood eat well!
We pounded 1x1 stakes all around the area we keep the stuff the critters like to eat. We found a fine mesh wire fencing, and stapled that to the stakes. It was quick, easy, and cheap.
There are a bunch of chemicals/compounds on the market that say they keep animals away. But you have to reapply, and aren't as reliable as the fence.
Of course, a few years ago, we put a fence around our berries to keep the rabbits out. I went to weed it, and found a rabbit nest right under my strawberries. From that we learned to put a top on the low fences. Our veggie fence is just under waist high (high enough to keep them out, low enough to allow us to do what we need to do).
We put up chicken wire--its easy enough to do, doesn't cost a crazy amount of money, and is pretty foolproof. Set it underground a little bit to avoid the buns being able to squeeze through gaps.
Otherwise, Liquid Fence is pretty good at keeping buns away (I use this on my flower beds), you don't have to reapply too often, and its organic matter. Smells like a mofo but it fades fairly quickly.
My H posts on a garden forum site and they discussed this recently. One solution that was really popular (due to ease and cost, I imagine) was putting little pinwheels all over the garden. Sounds dumb, but apparently the bunbuns hate the sight and sound of them and stay away. Haha. H and I got a good laugh out of the pics of peoples gardens with all these pinwheels everywhere, but people said it worked so there you go!