They can happily climb/hop over 12" to get into the beds. Whether they will
or not is problematic. What are you planning on growing? They will not
usually bother tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants. They will eat greens of
any sort, and they love young bean sprouts. On the other hand, if there is
lots of clover in the lawn, and other good wild foods around, they might not
bother with your plants. Hot pepper wax and/or cayenne pepper acts as a
deterrent, as do cats and dogs, but the only sure solution is fencing.

Cheers,
Sue

Zone 6, Southcentral PA


"rudy" wrote in message
...
My mother's house is in an area that has a large population of rabbits. I
am
putting in a couple of raised beds for her, built using the 'plasticized'
lumber, two 1x6's stacked above each other.

I had planned on fencing around the raised beds to keep the bunnies out -
but I wonder, will they climb into the raised beds? Or will the height of
the smooth sides keep them out?

Any previous experience with other options for keeping rabbits away would
be
appreciated.

Thanks

rudy