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Old 06-03-2017, 03:01 AM posted to rec.gardens.edible
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Default Hanging gardens vs rabbits

On Sun, 05 Mar 2017 15:00:17 -0600, George Shirley wrote:

On 3/5/2017 11:26 AM, Turnipgod wrote:
Hi folks,

I apologize in advance if this seems like a silly question.

My wife and I are thinking of setting up a hanging herb garden in our
back yard this year, but neither of us has experience in doing so.

We have a rather large rabbit population in our area, and so we'd like
to make the garden as "rabbit-proof" as possible. Any recommendations
(minumum height, etc) on how we might go about this?

TIA

-Shaun





Rabbits can't fly nor climb so a hanging garden or just one that is
raised at least four feet high should do the job. Cotton tails or jacks?
Jack rabbits can jump pretty high, cottontails not so much. Cottontail
rabbits are very tasty, jackrabbits can be a bit tough so make a stew. A
high powered pellet gun or a .22 rifle with shorts should take care of
them.


Thanks mate, we'll plan on 3-4 feet, just to be safe. No dice on the
guns (or traps for that matter)... city bylaws and all that.

Many years ago we had a commercial rabbitry and showed them at fairs,
etc. plus we ate a lot, sold the hides, and rabbit poop can be put
straight onto a garden as it does not "burn." If other folks crave
rabbit meat you can get some good money for them.


I've never tried rabbit, although I'm certainly not adverse.

Wild rabbits can easily dig under a wire fence but if you bury another
foot of fence in the dirt they usually won't dig that deep. At any rate,
rabbits are good to eat, make good fertilizer, and the hides are easy to
sell.


Well, there's no shortage of rabbit... fertilizer... in our yard.
Perhaps when it comes time, our little one can earn a bit of allowance
money

-Shaun