Dang, now I have to cage them all ....

Preitler · Sep 20, 2024

For whatever reason, this year my rabbits are destructive to my vegetables. For 10 years they left the Topinambur alone once itr was 3ft high -not this year, had to lock them out of the plot.

And now pumkins. They always ignored them, not this year. So I have to cage them to save what's left of my harvest.

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The pumpkins, of course, not the bunnies

JBun · Sep 21, 2024

They finally figured out what they were missing all these years. We have the same problem with our chickens. Had to put up a portable pen to block the garden off. But occasionally someone forgets to shut the gate, and they are more than happy to invade the garden yet again

Preitler · Sep 21, 2024

Funny thing is, pumpkin is part of their winter vegetables - it takes up to two weeks for some of them to eat it, it's a rather aquired taste, so it cought me somewhat off guard when they bounced on them when I let them out on the meadow, despite lots of yummy greens all around.

Still enough left though, this year I had about 20 plants.

overhear · Sep 21, 2024

I've found this fencing method really helpful for protecting my veggie garden.. I use it against wood chucks but it should work for bunnies as well.

https://www.clevelandseniors.com/home/woodchuck.htm

Mom to Minx · Sep 21, 2024

Preitler said:
For whatever reason, this year my rabbits are destructive to my vegetables. For 10 years they left the Topinambur alone once itr was 3ft high -not this year, had to lock them out of the plot.

And now pumkins. They always ignored them, not this year. So I have to cage them to save what's left of my harvest.

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The pumpkins, of course, not the bunnies LOL…..sorry