Does human hair repel rabbits in a garden?
Barbara Decker
Or soapy water sprayed on flowers?
no...@wcl.on.ca
>Or soapy water sprayed on flowers?
Well, I've brushed my dog, and then put the tufts of doghair around
.. no rabbit damage. Have to repeat after it rains, fortuntely,
she's a hairy dog at this time of year. (yellow lab) ... I'm trying
"Ropel" right now as an experiment ... I think I can still taste it
.. I'll be more careful next time.
mer...@hotmail.com
In article <351EE6...@erols.com>,
I've sprayed soapy water on plants to wash off insects -- haven't heard that
it repels rabbits.
Predator urine sprinkled around the borders helps repel rabbits -- you can buy
bottled fox & coyote urine, or you can supply your own. Bloodmeal also seems
to help some, and I've noticed that when I border my flowers with green onions
that the bunnies seem to stay away. Best of all is probably a fence or a
vigilant dog (but then you have to protect the garden from the dog, who will
want to dig frantically if you've used bloodmeal!)
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Nick LaRocca
Barbara Decker <stafford...@erols.com> wrote in article
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> Or soapy water sprayed on flowers?
These (and other materials) are more in the nature of "discouragement"
rather than strict repellants. Hungry animals have to eat, and if they're
hungry enough they will overcome their distaste for these materials.
Also, some plants are so attractive as food items that almost nothing you
can spray or spread is going to be very effective.
If you have other food plants for the rabbits , and the plants you are
protecting are not exceptionally choice, the discouraging materials just
might keep them away for a while.
Of course, you could keep a dog around to chase the rabbits away, but the
dog itself may dig up or damage the plant it is "protecting".
Bottom line , the only sure-fire rabbit repellent is a well built wire
fence.
--
Nick - NJ - Zone 7a
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Lsrmk
You've got to be kidding! NOTHING repels rabbits in the garden.
Linda, Buffalo or Cortland, New York
farmer brown
Lsrmk wrote:
> You've got to be kidding! NOTHING repels rabbits in the garden.
> Linda, Buffalo or Cortland, New York
i use a double row of onions around the perimeter of the bed as a
rabbit repellant
KOB
A few years back, rabbits devoured half my new seedlings I had just put out
(several hundred). After drinking heavily to cure my depression, I applied
a very light coating of lard to the stalks and base area around new
seedling replacements (on the advice of some wise old gardeners) and I
NEVER had another problem. I am told rabbits are repelled by any animal
scent including lard. Whether due to the lard or plain old good luck, I
never again had a problem with rabbits. No kidding!
KOB
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