6.08.2008
i hate rabbits
We planted my tomato plants last night. These are the ones I planted from seeds, and transplanted, and spent a lot of time on. I looked out back tonight, and saw that all our stuff had been scattered by the wind. So I went out and picked up, and peeked at the plants. But something ate them! We suspect rabbits. There are some stems left, but all the leaves are gone. I wish we could do something to deter them. I'm pretty irritated.
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Sprinkle cayenne pepper on them. That is a little trick my mom taught me. Hope it helps.
Its yer big sis... can't remember my proper login!
from:
http://www.gardensafari.net/english/rabbit.htm
Should you live in an area where rabbits occur, you might expect them in your garden one day. Even though sometimes present during daylight, they usually turn up at dusk and dawn. A rabbit rarely appears by itself, usually a group, often a family, will discover your garden and turn up regularly. When you have a very big garden, which is not neatly planned and where no vegetables are grown, you may enjoy the rabbit a lot. Rabbits are playful creatures and the way they move, revealing the white underside of their tail with every little jump they make, is cute indeed. Should this garden have slopes, rabbits may even want to build their holes and may even raise young in it. But most gardeners will not be thrilled. Rabbits do love plants, as they are strict vegetarians. They prefer young plants and vegetables, which they will eat top down. They are also great diggers, capable of turning a garden upside down in no time at all. And once you have them in your garden, you will find it not easy at all getting rid of them. Rabbits are habitual animals that like to visit known areas. A small fence won't do the trick, as they will dig their way under it. So the fence should be in the ground for a meter at least. In vegetable gardens it is a good thing planting green onions between the other vegetables as deterrent. Another way to deter rabbits is sprinkling ground back pepper all over the ground and plants. After some time or a shower you will have to repeat it. You may stop doing this after some time, for rabbits are very keen on staying-at-home, so probably they found a better place. The most exotic repellent I heard of is a fox's urine. We have never seen that in a shop though...
also, found some other ideas at
http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/wl_deterring/article/0,2029,DIY_14431_2271117,00.html
http://www.highcountrygardens.com/library/view/article/228/
http://en.allexperts.com/q/Pests-730/rabbit-garden.htm
now i think it might be birds...
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