Rabbit Resistant Plants (forum)

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Pet rabbits, while providing you with a fair supply of free manure and a great companion, also eat every plant in their path (as one gardenia and numerous pot plants found out). They live in a sheltered courtyard that gets sun most of the day and I've decided to try planting a frangipani again. I covered the last one with mesh but they found out a way to eat the poor plant! This time I've thought a living barrier would be better and for the job, I would need rabbit proof plants that are hopefully rather smallish and hedge-like. Are there any plants that fit this description?

Time: 16th January 2011 6:12pm

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peter rabbit says...
cactus

Time: 16th January 2011 7:39pm

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amanda says...
Um...they ate my cacti...and my oleanders too...

Time: 16th January 2011 8:29pm

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MaryT says...
Oleander? Every part of that plant is poisonous - that may be the solution to the rabbit plague, but I don't think you want it near your pet.

Time: 16th January 2011 9:48pm

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kert says...
The fungicide Ziram also repels rabbits.

Time: 17th January 2011 8:53am

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snottiegobble says...
Old tyres! The smell of tyres repels rabbits, but of course you may have to cut them away to remove once your trees get big!

Time: 17th January 2011 12:40pm

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John Mc says...
Blood n bone is very efective against rabbits. You have to reapply after rain. They won't touch anything with a light sprinkling of b & b on it.

Time: 17th January 2011 4:54pm

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Julie says...
kert, I wonder if Ziram smells like foxes? Used to be a nursery near here, and the guy reckoned some product he used smelled like fox. It kept the rabbits away.

Time: 17th January 2011 9:20pm

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amanda says...
I have tried everything - including the blood n bone trick - and Dynamic Lifter...nothing seems to deter a hungry rabbit (even Oleander..) and I have dealt with 1000's of rabbits.

But - if you can protect the plants with some close knit mesh up to about 60cm - then they will be ok.
60cm height rabbit netting will stop them jumping over and/or reaching up to nibble - and 30cm flat on the ground will stop them digging up the roots of any plant which they will do - very happily.

Time: 17th January 2011 11:13pm

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Brendan says...
Hi Amanda,
I remember reading that rabbits won't go through a line of growing GARLIC. Don't know if it's true.
Why not trap 'em & put 'em in a pot with spuds, carrots, onions etc :-)

Time: 18th January 2011 9:42am

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amanda says...
He he Brendan....I should farm them and sell them as 'gourmet rabbit' meat!? Fortunately they can't get thru my fence - a couple have and the Staffy got them....

Time: 20th January 2011 3:14pm

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