How to keep birds and rabbits away?
BioTomato
12 years ago
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Comments (26)agility mom, you got my attention! How did you rabbit proof your gate? We have a wrought iron fence around our front garden, and after much rabbit-induced frustration we installed hardware fabric over it, and dug it down at least a foot, to prevent digging. It was a huge job, and it did take something away from the fence, but was worth it (we thought) as the problem went away - for a while! Last winter I did notice some rabbit tracks in the snow, and some damage to some of my roses, but blamed the kids for leaving the gate open. We could not dig the wire down under the gate of course, but brought the sharp, pointy edge of it down to about 1.5" above the walk. Because of a slight incline, we could not bring it down further, but assumed no critter could squeeze under that. Well, we were wrong! A week ago I looked out and saw a big fat rabbit munching away at my Belinda's Dream. The gate was closed, so I thought he had gotten in earlier, when it may have been left open. I decided to go out there to give him a good fright, thinking he would be trapped. Not so!!! He went under the gate without as much as a pause! HOW DO THEY DO IT????? Do they collapse their bone structure? Even their scull? Anyway, unless you have some magic way to fix the gate, I am giving up on my front yard garden. I'm enclosing a pic so you can see what I am talking about. Thanks. Elisabeth...See MoreIvory Soap flakes.... keeping rabbits away
Comments (9)I've stood at the kitchen window and watched bunnies chow down on plants that were so loaded with ground cayenne that they appeared to have red leaves - not saying it won't work elsewhere, though, and sure worth a try! Last season a fellow GWer told me to try planting lots & lots of cilantro; according to her the bunnies would go after the cilantro and leave other stuff alone. I can't believe it, but so far it seems to be working - the rabbits do really go for it. I've got a couple of large stands, about 3' x 3', and at least 25 singles throughout the gardens (protected them until they were about 10" high). All direct-sown. Plus, I've been sticking cilantro seeds into the ground here and there every time I plant something else. Nothing else has been nibbled on except the cabbage, and I expected that (it's pretty much planted for the bunnies, anyway)....See MoreHow do you keep away rabbits?
Comments (17)It is not the most savory option but human urine is a good deterrant. I have found you do not have to put on the plants but sprinkle in a perimeter around the plants. If the males in your house have good aim and you live in a seculed area, send them out at night! :) The downside is repeated application which, as the gentleman noted above, is going to be the downside with anything but a fence. I have heard the human hair option works but have never tried it myself. My father in law puts aluminum pie pans on a pole to act as an inexpensive noise maker--they make a lot of noise when they rattle together but if there is no wind, or your garden is outside the bedroom window, this may not work. You may need to try a combo of methods--that's what I did (urine around plants, pepper spray on plants, noise makers and I trellised as many plants as I possibly could) and I think I have finally gotten rid of my critters!...See Morebest feeders to use to keep trash birds away
Comments (17)First, let me introduce myself. I have been lurking here for a couple of days and couldn't resist signing up because I am learning a lot from this place and enjoy reading the comments and discussions. I enjoy birds and gardening so this place is wonderful to find. I am happy to see a thread like this was started. I am having huge problems with the English Sparrows taking over my two feeders and preventing the other birds from enjoying some of my sunflowers. I have a tube feeder and a gazeebo style feeder and I am filling it constantly. The sparrows waste most of the seed in the gazeebo style feeder and I scoop it up and put it in my coconut shell feeder which a squirrel has taken over. I tried not putting seed in them for a week in hopes the sparrows would find another place to dine, but I always break down when I see a chicadee or a cardinal there trying to get seed when there isn't any. I am going to stop putting seed there again but am getting worried because I want to feed the birds this winter when they need it most, but don't want the sparrows to prevent the other birds from eating. I don't mind the sparrows eating my food, but I don't like how rude they are. :o(, This evening the sparrows tried to gang up on a cardinal, but the cardinal wouldn't budge and I believe the cardinal hissed at them. :'0. I need to come up with some kind of solution before winter and before I go broke....See Moregrizzman
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