Bunnies in the garden

lang77 · May 27, 2010

Bunnies are topping off my tender tomato seedlings. I know they will grow back from a leaf node, but is there a method that is used other than fencing that will work? I have tried the various sprays available but nothing seems to stop the midnight munchers. Back in the day before leash laws, dogs and cats were allowed to take care of the little critters and you didn't see many rabbits. Any suggestions? .

BigdaddyJ · May 27, 2010

I tried everything short of a fence and nothing has worked until now. Liquid Fence...it actually works for me and my neighbors! I have tried the pepper, garlic, and various sprays and they were a joke. My son and I shoot a few but they reproduce faster than we can shoot them. Believe it or not...Liquid Fence works.

PaulF · May 27, 2010

I have not tried Liquid Fence. I have used poultry fence for years as the only way to stop rabbits. Earlier this spring we had a bobcat in the area and rabbit was its main food source until it began following the wild turkeys which moved out of the immediate neighborhood. Now the rabbits are back. The fence works.

MrC · May 27, 2010

I too am having good luck with Liquid Fence (I was overrun with rabbit and deer damage last year).

I was going to put a fence up but have so far been so fortunate with liquid fence that I'm contemplating simply buying a huge concentrate bottle and continuing my weekly spray and hoping for the best - I know my neighbors would not very much like an 8ft tall fence.

bitterwort · May 28, 2010

Alternatively, you could make a little ring, maybe 6" in diameter, of hardware cloth (metal mesh) and place it around the seedlings temporarily until the stems get too large to be attractive to bunnies.

heirloomdaddy · May 28, 2010

I wish I had your problem. Rabbits are possibly my favorite meat. I imagine some chicken wire should do the trick.

333.okh · May 28, 2010

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Originally Posted by heirloomdaddy

I wish I had your problem. Rabbits are possibly my favorite meat. I imagine some chicken wire should do the trick.

I would be upset that they are eating my plants, but would love to have them over for dinner. Liquid Fence works pretty good. I am trying to get the snails out of hte garden now. My cucumbers were destroyed.

May 27, 2010	#1
lang77 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sioux Falls South Dakota Posts: 22	Bunnies in the garden Bunnies are topping off my tender tomato seedlings. I know they will grow back from a leaf node, but is there a method that is used other than fencing that will work? I have tried the various sprays available but nothing seems to stop the midnight munchers. Back in the day before leash laws, dogs and cats were allowed to take care of the little critters and you didn't see many rabbits. Any suggestions? .

May 27, 2010	#2
BigdaddyJ Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Zone7 Delaware Posts: 399	I tried everything short of a fence and nothing has worked until now. Liquid Fence...it actually works for me and my neighbors! I have tried the pepper, garlic, and various sprays and they were a joke. My son and I shoot a few but they reproduce faster than we can shoot them. Believe it or not...Liquid Fence works. __________________ Farmer at Heart

May 27, 2010	#3
PaulF Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brownville, Ne Posts: 3,296	I have not tried Liquid Fence. I have used poultry fence for years as the only way to stop rabbits. Earlier this spring we had a bobcat in the area and rabbit was its main food source until it began following the wild turkeys which moved out of the immediate neighborhood. Now the rabbits are back. The fence works. __________________ there's two things money can't buy; true love and home grown tomatoes.

May 28, 2010	#5
bitterwort Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MN Zone4b Posts: 292	Alternatively, you could make a little ring, maybe 6" in diameter, of hardware cloth (metal mesh) and place it around the seedlings temporarily until the stems get too large to be attractive to bunnies. __________________ Bitterwort

May 28, 2010	#6
heirloomdaddy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Los Angeles Z10 Posts: 291	rabbits I wish I had your problem. Rabbits are possibly my favorite meat. I imagine some chicken wire should do the trick.

May 27, 2010	#4
MrC Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Iowa Posts: 43	I too am having good luck with Liquid Fence (I was overrun with rabbit and deer damage last year). I was going to put a fence up but have so far been so fortunate with liquid fence that I'm contemplating simply buying a huge concentrate bottle and continuing my weekly spray and hoping for the best - I know my neighbors would not very much like an 8ft tall fence.