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" Jeanne Stockdale" wrote:

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

In my experience, rabbits will eat almost anything! They don't like
strong flavours, so the onions usually get away with it. In the past
I've seen a few tentative nibbles, and that's about it. Why not create
an onion "wall" ? I've not tried it, but it might work. when I had a
rabbit problem (don't have it now) I just put up with it, as the various
measures made life difficult, and I really didn't want to look out on a
plot of chickenwire and stakes.

Regarding burial of wire, I am told that 6 inches is enough, but I've
never tried it. You could try a raised bed with a fence edge, I don't
think the rabbits will burrow down for something that's high up, but you
never know!

One year I put out food for them (shop rabbit food), and it seemed to
slow them down a bit, but nothing stopped them completely.

Good luck, I think though it will be a long battle, and they usually win


Hope it helps

Dom