topic Re: Rabbits in Garden

Rabbits

Pooky1 — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 13:16:23 GMT

I know rabbits will eat your plants but this year has to be the worst I have ever saw.I planted African tall marigolds flowers in my vegetable garden to keep pests away. After a couple days all that was left was the stems only. Someone gave my wife a beautiful red rose plant. Same thing just stems left allso. I never saw it this bad .

Re: Rabbits

rms1954 — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 13:55:51 GMT

Try "liquid fence." Amazon sells it.

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cindyNC — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 14:37:03 GMT

@Pooky1 I miss our rabbits. We only had a few, but now the neighbor is feeding feral cats so I never see the rabbits any longer.

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jlkz — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 16:41:31 GMT

Yes rabbits and deer are having a feast in my yard !

First, when we got back from FL for the winter, the deer had eaten the lower portion of each and every arbor vitae ! The plant/ tree service explained that have a spray....so they will do this service this year.

last year, the rabbit(s) ate the one huge hosta plant off the front porch. This year I started out with a "deer and rabbit spray" from Home Depot. It had been working all through the warm weather and during the rainy days. I got lazy and said I would spray it the next day....when I went on "Plant Patrol," it had had an appetizer. I drenched the hosta as well as the four Lily plants opposite it because it had nibbled several flower buds.

DH also set up a plastic wire fence remnant that enclosed those plants.

The spray has been working. The spray now has to be done less frequently per spray bottle directions.

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DSD2 — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 20:44:55 GMT

We planted some (badly needed) grass on the area nearing our side door.

It grew beautifully but then all of a sudden disappeared! It was those sweet, wiley wabbits! Bless them, they were welcome to it.

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Mz iMac — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 20:46:29 GMT

@Pooky1 Whatever you are doing to prevent the rabbits from destroying your garden is not working. Apparently, you need to go to PLAN B.