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Little grey rabbits
The nice weather has spurred me on to try and rescue what the rabbits have
left of my garden. It has been suggested to me that they will avoid grey leaved plants. Has anyone here found this to be true? Certainly they haven't eaten my lavender, but then they don't go for rosemary or lemon balm either so they could just avoid strong flavours! Tahiri in N. Wales. |
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Little grey rabbits
elaine wrote ... The nice weather has spurred me on to try and rescue what the rabbits have left of my garden. It has been suggested to me that they will avoid grey leaved plants. Has anyone here found this to be true? Certainly they haven't eaten my lavender, but then they don't go for rosemary or lemon balm either so they could just avoid strong flavours! Your only real option is Rabbit Fencing, and make sure you bury it at least 6 inches deep all round and check it every few days for digging. You also need to keep it weed free to be able to check it. -- Regards Bob Hobden |
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Little grey rabbits
"Bob" wrote Your only real option is Rabbit Fencing, and make sure you bury it at least 6 inches deep all round and check it every few days for digging. You also need to keep it weed free to be able to check it. Regards Bob Hobden Thanks Bob, I was afraid of that. Rabbit fencing isn't really practicable due to the nature of the site, but I could probably do certain patches. The pots of Dianthus I was looking at have the appearance of reasonably tough leaves. I will try one pot in a corner, where it might not get spotted until its got some roots down, and see what happens! |
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Little grey rabbits
elaine wrote "Bob" wrote Your only real option is Rabbit Fencing, and make sure you bury it at least 6 inches deep all round and check it every few days for digging. You also need to keep it weed free to be able to check it. Thanks Bob, I was afraid of that. Rabbit fencing isn't really practicable due to the nature of the site, but I could probably do certain patches. The pots of Dianthus I was looking at have the appearance of reasonably tough leaves. I will try one pot in a corner, where it might not get spotted until its got some roots down, and see what happens! One of our new allotment holders has used normal type wire fencing with large holes, not the proper rabbit proof stuff, and I noticed all their runner beans had been chewed down to the ground. The fact that they had their beans (and Tomatoes, and cucurbits...) in already is another matter but being beginners they will probably get away with it. -- Regards Bob Hobden |
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