AnswersDriveSpray a repellent solution of Tabasco sauce and water (1 tablespoon Tabasco/1 gallon of water) on your garden plants. Rabbits don't like the taste of hot sauce. Protect your eyes when spraying, and wash your hands.
What will keep rabbits out of my garden?
Use chicken wire with one-inch or smaller mesh. As shown in the illustration at the top of the page, fencing should be at least 2 feet high to prevent rabbits from jumping over. To keep them from burrowing under, bury at least 3 to 6 inches (the deeper the better) and bend the buried portion away from plantings.
What kind of animals do marigolds keep away?
Marigolds – The marigold is probably the most well-known plant for repelling insects. French marigolds repel whiteflies and kill bad nematodes. Mexican marigolds are said to offend a host of destructive insects and wild rabbits as well.
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What repels rabbits?
Use A Homemade Repellent To Deter Rabbits Away From The Garden. Mix 2 tablespoons of cayenne pepper, 2 tablespoons of garlic powder, and a squirt of dish detergent with 20 ounces of warm water. Shake the mixture well to incorporate.
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What can you do to keep rabbits from eating flowers?
The best defense against rabbits is a 3-foot-tall chicken-wire fence (1-inch mesh or smaller) with another 6 inches buried in the soil. Or you can try odor repellents such as blood meal or powdered fox urine (available at your local garden center). These usually need to be reapplied frequently.
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Do rabbits like to eat lilies?
RABBITS in the garden can cause a lot of heartache. Though they rarely do as much damage as deer, woodchucks or raccoons, that's little comfort when they've munched your peas and eaten the buds off your lilies. The challenge with rabbits is to simply keep them from eating the things you don't want them to eat.
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What kind of plants do rabbits eat?
Rabbits will eat many vegetables, including broccoli, beans, beet tops, carrots, lettuce and peas. They will devour many spring flowers including tulip shoots in the spring. Rabbits can also cause a great deal of damage by chewing the bark, buds and stems of woody plants.
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What keeps animals out of your garden?
Take a look at some of the following plants that are thought to keep away garden pests: Azalea, boxwood, lamb's ear, peony and marigolds are all unappealing to rabbits. Bleeding hearts, daffodils, hyssop, and mullein are plants that can repel deer.
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Can rabbits destroy your lawn?
Rabbit Damage in Your Lawn. This year, the rabbit population seems to be running rampant! Typically, rabbit damage can create big problems for yards. They not only gnaw plants down to the root, but the concentration of urine can creating brown spots in lawns.
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What is in Rabbit Scram?
America's Finest Rabbit Repellent – is all natural, biodegradable, environmentally safe and guaranteed to keep deer and rabbits away from your prized gardens, shrubs and trees, while not being offensive to humans. Rabbit Scram won't harm animals, the environment and, most importantly, you and your family.
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Do rabbits eat kale?
Most of the fresh vegetables we feed rabbits have a low to zero level of oxalic acid, but a few, most notably parsley, mustard greens and spinach have relatively high levels. (Note that kale, which is often implicated as a high oxalate food is actually very low in oxalates).
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What kind of flowers keep rabbits away?
Plants That Rabbits Dislike
- Rabbits tend to avoid some of the same plants as deer and Japanese beetles.
- Azalea (Rhododendron sp.)
- Adam's needle (Yucca filamentosa)
- Four o'clock flower (Mirabilis jalapa)
- Daffodil (Narcissus sp.)
- Asparagus.
- Basil.
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Do rabbits like to eat roses?
These are practical animals that will eat first what they can reach, meaning that your rose bushes are more likely to suffer leaf loss and damaged canes or stems if attacked by rabbits. The blossoms are usually up higher on the plant, often out of a rabbit's reach, but that does not mean the petals will never be eaten.
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What herbs keep rabbits away?
Plants rabbits tend to avoid include:
- Vegetables: asparagus, leeks, onions, potatoes, rhubarb, squash, tomatoes.
- Flowers: cleomes, geraniums, vincas, wax begonias.
- Herbs: basil, mint, oregano, parsley, tarragon.
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Do squirrels dig up gardens?
Squirrel Damage. You're probably dealing with squirrels or chipmunks. Squirrels love to dig up spring bulbs during their autumn foraging—both to eat the bulbs and to use the ready-made holes to store their nuts. Squirrels will not only attack your gardens, but your bird feeders as well.
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How do you trap a rabbit?
Pour some apple cider into a spray bottle, and spray it thoroughly on the inside of your trap. The apple scent will serve two purposes: luring rabbits into the cage and covering up any human scent that may deter rabbits from entering. Create a trail of bait from outside of the trap to help guide rabbits in.
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Do moth balls keep rabbits away?
Many gardeners seem to think that moth crystals or mothballs must be a "safe" rabbit repellent to use in the garden because they can use the product in their home. Their specific purpose is to repel moths, not to deter rabbits or other pests in the garden. Read and follow label directions when using any pesticide.
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Do rabbits like to eat marigolds?
Rabbits eat almost anything that grows, including marigold flowers (Tagetes spp.). Horticulturists say that although rabbits are unenthusiastic about munching on certain plants, they will eat what doesn't appeal to them when food is scarce. While marigolds aren't a favorite, rabbits don't dislike them.
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How do you deter rabbits from a garden?
Rabbits just don't touch any plants sprayed with it.
- Make your garden less inviting to rabbits. Rabbits will only live in areas that provide cover from predators.
- Add barrier fencing to protect plants.
- Trap and relocate.
- Keep a dog in your yard.
- Scare and Ultrasonic devices.
- Spray with I Must Garden Rabbit Repellent.
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What plants do rabbits not eat?
Thick-leaved, prickly or smelly perennials that often discourage rabbits include:
- Agave.
- Euphorbia.
- Red hot poker.
- Black eyed Susan.
- Pincushion flower.
- Oriental poppy.
- Strawflower.
- Cranesbill.
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Do rabbits like to eat impatiens?
Bright, colorful impatiens (Impatiens walleriana) attract rabbits to your flowerbeds and containers, but they'll quickly eat all of your hard work. Growing deterrent plants isn't typically the best way to keep them away, since starving rabbits may eat the deterrent plants anyway.
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Do rabbits eat shrubs?
These herbivores will spend much of their time eating grasses and other herbs but they will also chew on the bark of trees and shrubs and eat the buds of shrubs in the winter and spring. If left unprotected rabbits will sometimes eat the bark from around the base of a tree or shrub.