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Fence to keep rabbits out of garden.
As is true when you are trying to protect against any wildlife the top recommendation is to use of fencing around the garden or any other area requiring protection.
During the growing season rabbits will.
Since native rabbits can t dig and they also can t jump they can t do much actually as mcgrath says they can be easily contained with fencing.
Rabbits are a common garden nuisance and in some locations they can do enough damage to be considered a serious pest.
If you really want to keep rabbits out of your garden you ll have to go to the trouble of burying your fencing materials so they can t dig their way under your fence.
Rabbit guard fence uses 16 gauge wire and measures 3ft high by 50ft wide.
The openings in the wire mesh are smaller at the bottom to protect from rabbits and other small critters while larger holes at the top keep larger nuisance animals out of your garden.
The fence does not need to be high just 2 to 3 feet tall but you should bury the fence up to 6 inches under the ground as rabbits are very good diggers.
Regardless here are some natural and humane ways to keep rabbits out of your garden.
Put up a one foot high fence around your garden area and they.
To protect larger plants use chicken wire to form a cylinder large enough to prevent animals from reaching the foliage.
Commercial rabbit proof fences.
Rabbits love young fresh delicate veggies but they don t care much for strong scented herbs and flowers.
Chicken wire with 1 2 to 1 inch mesh is a good choice for guarding against rabbits the fence must be at least 2 feet high to keep rabbits from jumping over it.
Easy fence to keep bunnies out.
The trickier part of rabbit fencing though is the part you don t see.
For young or small plants you can lay chicken wire directly over plants to keep rabbits from reaching tender leaves.
This is considerably higher than most rabbit fences you ll find available.
There are not very many commercial rabbit proof fences.
A rabbit fence for gardens can also help with keeping rabbits out of the garden.
Three that are specially made to keep rabbits out of your garden are.
Plants that keep rabbits away.
Enjoy your garden and your wildlife together yet apart.
Plant a few of them around the garden to keep the bunnies out.
A fence that is a yard in height is quite adequate to keep rabbits out.
The results of building a fence to keep rabbits out of your garden are worth every minute of extra effort.
It needn t even be that tall.
This is the most effective method for keeping rabbits out of the garden.
Here are some plants that deter rabbits.
Rabbits are energetic ingenious and endlessly hungry a wonderful reminder of robert frost s observation that good fences make good neighbors.