How do I keep rabbits from eating garden plants?
FenceInstall a garden fence to keep some rabbits from getting to the garden plants. According to The Master Gardeners, a chicken-wire fence will work well. Bury the fence at least 4 inches deep to prevent rabbits from digging in, and at least 2 feet high to prevent them from jumping over.ScentUse items with a scent that rabbits naturally avoid. Buy dried animal blood and urine at garden supply stores. They will trick a rabbit into staying away. Human hair also works, says The Master Gardeners. Dummies.com suggests that dog hair will work when sprinkled around the garden.Relocate the RabbitsSet humane traps around the garden that rabbits will enter when searching for food. Move the trapped rabbits to a more suitable location and release them, says the Vegetable Gardener.
