What to put on hosta to keep rabbits from eating?
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what to plant in part sun/shade that rabbits won't eat
Comments (5)In partial shade/dappled shade for me, the nasty, awful, greedy rabbits have not touched: Ferns Hellebores Geranium macrorrhizum and hybrids Geranium maculatum Stylophorum diphyllum Pycnanthemum muticum (in the sunnier areas) Thalictrum Columbines Plants that they love to target: Phlox stolonifera Phlox divaricata Aster cordata (but not Aster divaricata) Geranium phaeum Keep in mind however that if hungry enough, rabbits will eat and destroy ANYTHING, regardless of what books have to say. Even if it is something supposedly lethal....See MoreDo Rabbits Eat Hosta Leaves?
Comments (26)- She often barks at me to get me to go into another room. - She demands 1 1/2 to 2 mile walks 3-4 times a day. - She will hold out for days to get the food she wants. - Last Fall she dragged me downhill into a tree (squirrel) and my knee was swollen and numb for three months. - If there is a fly in the house she runs after it and onto furniture (no, no) and barks so the lamps vibrate until either she or I kill it. - Frightens the neighbors or passersby by barking at them. If they come over she licks them. If they keep going she keeps barking. - She wakes me up at 5:30 or 6 every morning. - She barks, if that doesn't work then talks to me and as a last resort comes over and puts her head on my lap and looks up at me until she gets exactly what she wants. - She will come and sit at attention just out of reach to make me lean toward her and then she turns and heads off leading me to what she wants. Look at her dish....food. Stop short of the door, look for leash....walk. Nose up to the door...wants out on the deck. Front door....open it to look out of the storm door and guard the house. Finished her water and wants more. - Berserk....squirrel, raccoon, turkey, groundhog (especially), cat, dog, bike, bee, snake....... Should I go on?...See MoreRabbits Eating My Hostas!
Comments (16)I have found what I think is rabbit damage on newly planted hosta. A few leaves chewed off at about 1 inch and NOT eaten then no more damage. I reason that they are checking out the new plants that moved into there house. I don't think rabbits are a problem, now I live on 20 acres with my nearest neighbor 1/4 mile in any direction with deer, coyote, coons, skunks, voles and moles you name it. I've heard an argument that there is a difference between urban and rural animals such as deer that have never bothered my hosta because they are acustomed to their normal diet and don't consider hosta part of their menu. Now, I've heard of many problems with deer living in cities. Back to rabbits, I've watched rabbits walk all over my place and never seen them touch a hosta except for my BELIEF about the newly planted hosta....See MoreHow can I stop the rabbits from eating all the plants?
Comments (2)1- get a dog ! 2- get a gun. 3- Fence your garden 4- Cover plants with nylon tulle 5- use a live cage. 6_when you see them, chase them, throw thing at them, yell and swear at them ..LOL( ..You son of so and so...get the ..f.. out of here!..haha) I personally like the last one a lot. I get my frustrations out that way. This post was edited by seysonn on Thu, Jun 6, 13 at 1:47...See Moreken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
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