The original post asked how to prevent them from eating plants, not how to kill ..... So, are dogs and cats a humane way to 'deter' rabbits?
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RE: Rabbits Eating Flowers and Plants. Try planting marigolds. The scent is suppose to deter bunnies! Hope this helps. (03/07/2008). By kamerz...
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Request: How To Keep Deer and Rabbits From Eating Your Plants (05/19/2009) I like to use this recipe to help deter deer from eating my plants.
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‘Scarecrow’ is a device, which deters a range of animals including deer. Hunting for rabbits has been substituted for scavenging in bin bags and distributing the contents around the garden! These animals can cause considerable damage in a garden eating plants and vegetables, stripping bark from trees and digging.
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How to Keep Rabbits From Eating Your Garden Plants. Rabbits can be quite a pest in How to Protect Your Garden From Rabbits Naturally · How Do I Deter
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7. Plant some specific plants at the outermost perimeter of your yard for the deer to graze on. These plants can generally take the "natural pruning" done by the deer and flourish. Deer will eat just about anything when feeding conditions are poor. 5. Soybean plants will repel rabbits or some say they attract them.
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Jan 14, 2008 I have a problem with rabbits eating plants from my flower beds. His hair will deter them. Borrow a neighbors dog.
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Interspersing some of these plants among vegetable plants may help deter them from eating the veggies nearby. Pour the resulting brew into a spray bottle, adding a squirt of dish soap, which allows the spray to adhere to plants’ leaves. Spray the concoction liberally onto the plants that are most targeted by rabbits.
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Rabbits are eating my garden! Protect your plants, trees, ornamental shrubs ; & vegetable gardens from pesky foraging rabbits Plants Rabbits Eat in North America; Click here to read about it!
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Using slag on wheat plants deters rabbits from eating, and consequently damaging the plant. Calcium silicate gives the leaves a bitter taste, putting the bunnies off their food. Studies show that this method can reduce crop damage by around half. In the UK alone, rabbits cause an estimated £115m worth of damage annually.
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