GardenBanter.co.uk - View Single Post

Janet · 09-12-2016, 11:18 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening

In article ,
says...

Here on the 'Growing Plot.' we have a few bunnies, chances are by next
year they would have multiplyed, so we need to stop them eating our
vegetables, how high and how deep does our fence need to be,
Bearing in mind we are a charity helping vunderble young adults, whats
a cheap way of keeping the bunnies out.

Fencing is the only way, but there's no point fencing at all unless
you also protect every access gate to the enclosure, then make sure
people close them *every time* they pass in or out, and rabbits can't
squeeze beneath the closed gate. ( At the last place, I hung weights on
the rabbit-proof veg garden gates so they closed automatically). My
rabbit/hare proof gate in the rabbit proof boundary fence here, opens
outwards and closes against concrete blocks.

Rather than burying fencing I use galvanised wire netting with the
bottom edge turned outwards at rightangles, on the ground, held down by
a few brick stones etc. It's enough to stop them burrowing in. Netting
will need to be supported with fenceposts and wires.

Height of fence; if you buy 900mm galvanised netting you can turn 20
mm outwards and still have a reasonable height to keep rabbits out
(unless you get very deep snow). The best prices are from agricultural,
forestry or fencing suppliers (not, gardencentres, B and Q etc).

Janet