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How to keep rabbits from eating your plants

What to do if rabbits are eating your perennials plants. - by Better Homes and Gardens
  • 14 Oct 2020
How to keep rabbits from eating your plants
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The best defence against rabbits is a metre-high chicken-wire fence (1-inch mesh or smaller) with another 6 inches buried in the soil.

However its not the only solution, here are some others methods that could lead to rabbits losing interest in your garden.

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Odour Repellents 

Odour repellents such as blood meal or powdered fox urine are available at your local garden centre. These usually need to be reapplied frequently. Spray-on taste repellents such as hot pepper spray are also available. It must be put directly on the plants, so rabbits get a good taste of it when they settle in for their snack. It also needs to be reapplied periodically. 

Row Cover

Placing a row cover over your beds while the plants are small is a good way to keep rabbits away, be sure to remove it once new growth is well underway. Because rabbits prefer tender, young growth, try keeping your flowers covered for a few weeks in spring, then switching to an odour or taste repellent when the covers are removed. 

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This article originally appeared on www.bhg.com

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