06-05-2003, 02:20 AM
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Natural way to keep rabbits out ?
In article ,
(Iris Cohen) wrote:
Anyone know of a natural way to keep rabbits out of the garden ?
The only sure way is with a fence.
Iris,
Dogs are pretty good for 'em too.
I'd like to hear some folks' reports of SPECIFIC harm rabbits have done to
rec.gardens gardeners' gardens. I know they can do a great deal of damage,
but it would be interesting to hear some typical examples, as I'm
wondering how often they might actually be tolerable (if not numerous) as
cute visitors with whom humans should be more willing to share at least
SOME of the garden. I'd be happy to share with wee bunnies up to a point,
& be tickled to have them visiting; but I'd have my limits no doubt.
When I had a fawn Flemish giant as a kid, Sandy ran loose in the yard &
even went with us to public parks & loped about without a leash, he was
such a cool rabbit who knew to hop in & out of the car. He never even
slightly harmed gardens as he preferred to crop grass, but then, he was
fed rabbit pellets mostly so wasn't in a great harvesting mood while
running about. Still, he was maybe five times the size of a wild bunny,
yet by himself couldn't possibly cause much garden damage even had he ever
tried.
Sandy's last name inevitably was McGregor. When he eventually died, an
Evil Guardian had him skinned & tanned & used him to wrap expensive
silverware kept in a drawer. That really creeped me out. But when no one
was around to see me, I'd open the drawer & pet the silverware wrapping &
hope Sandy could feel me petting him.
-paghat the ratgirl
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"Of what are you afraid, my child?" inquired the kindly teacher.
"Oh, sir! The flowers, they are wild," replied the timid creature.
-from Peter Newell's "Wild Flowers"
See the Garden of Paghat the Ratgirl: http://www.paghat.com/
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