" Jeanne Stockdale" wrote in message
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For the second time in less than a month, I have planted out some 20
cabbages and carefully netted over and around them but the rabbits have
had the lot. Add to that the problems with the weather, and our veg patch
is looking very sorry.

A friend solved the rabbit problem by putting close mesh wire fencing
round his patch and instead of burying it in the soil (where they will
just burrow underneath anyway), he has left it about 2-3" above ground.
That way, they don't know to burrow and try to just go under the fence and
get zapped. It works for him but as our veg patch is against the
glasshouse, I am not sure we can do the same.

So my question is - what veg won't rabbits go for? Our sweetcorn, onions
and broad beans seem to be intact but runner beans, peas, carrots,
parsnips, celery and lettuce have all been "rabbitted" - some worse than
others.

Jeanne


I think it depends how hungry they are. Given the circumstances they will
eat any plants - including stripping bark off fruit trees! I put in some
mesh buried about a foot to 18 inches deep and bent outwards like a capital
letter L. So far no rabbits have got in despite having lots of them here in
open countryside. I think this is the only satisfactory measure against
rabbits.

David.