Rabbits love to munch on everything from broccoli and beans to pansies and petunias even bushes and trees such as forsythia and flowering crabapple are fair game to these fluffy tailed herbivores.
Keeping rabbits out of garden marigolds.
Young rabbits are curious and tend to sample many plants even ones reputed to be rabbit resistant.
Keeping rabbits away from your garden should not be a strenuous activity.
3 methods for keeping rabbits out.
Use plants that repel rabbits in your garden.
Flowers they like to nibble include gazanias marigolds pansies and petunias.
Don t scare me neither deer nor rabbits seem to like.
In order to keep them out first you ve got to understand them.
But aside from occasionally nibbling on your nasturtiums the varmints don t do any real damage according to mike mcgrath host of the nationally syndicated radio program you bet your garden and.
The best means of controlling rabbit damage in the garden is by discouraging their presence and preventing access to plants.
A similar idea is to use floating row covers at night that s when rabbits love to roam the garden.
To keep rabbits out of your garden organically try spraying your plants with a repellent made from water dish soap hot sauce and garlic cloves.
However be aware that the presence of raw eggs may attract ants and other pests.
Other natural repellents include chili powder soap or vinegar.
Some gardeners say that marigolds keep rabbits out of their gardens while others say rabbits actually like the marigolds they planted.
Here are some plants that deter rabbits.
The three most common garden rabbits are jackrabbits brush rabbits and cottontails with cottontails being the most widespread.
Professional control is also available through pest management companies that provide nuisance wildlife management services.
Depending on your preference availability of deterrent materials and the cost you can choose any method to keep your garden safe.
While these animals often avoid strong or unknown smells as possible dangers marigolds do not keep either deer or rabbits out of the garden.
Rabbits are active both day and night but feeding usually begins in the early evening hours and continues throughout the night and into the next morning.
Rabbits love young fresh delicate veggies but they don t care much for strong scented herbs and flowers.
Read on for tips on keeping rabbits out of the garden.
Plants that keep rabbits away.
Try out different means and embrace what works best in keeping rabbits away from your garden.