Perennials that rabbits and hares WON'T eat
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galwaybeginner Rank attained: Ash Tree

Joined: 05 Mar 2009 Posts: 236 Location: Galway, Ireland
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Posted: Fri May 20, 2011 11:37 am Post subject: Perennials that rabbits and hares WON'T eat |
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I have spent 3 years trying to plant up some beds and a rockery with perennials and alpines and every single plant sown has been reduced to a stalk or less by the hares coming in from the farmland around us. Possible shrews, rats, and god knows what else too, but I have often witnesssed hares having a feed on them.
Has anyone experience of same and recommend rabbit resistant ones?
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galwaybeginner Rank attained: Ash Tree

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Posted: Fri May 20, 2011 12:10 pm Post subject: |
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lol
My cat would feel very put out, and in actual fact she has brought home 2 dead hare abbies earlier in the year which broke my heart.
I'd prefer a more humane method. |
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kindredspirit Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood

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Posted: Fri May 20, 2011 12:59 pm Post subject: |
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Then that leaves an expensive option.
A hare-proof fence.
And it would look unsightly too.
What about one of those high pitched sound emitting devices? You might have to put ear muffs on the cat though. _________________ .
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galwaybeginner Rank attained: Ash Tree

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Posted: Fri May 20, 2011 1:24 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks, but going in a different direction to what I want to find out -
I am just wondering if anyone knows plants that are not suceptible to rabbits.
We have quite a bit of land, mostly bordered with stone walls (Galway full of gaps variety) so a fence is definitely not going to happen. Also, the front gates are always open so even if a fence was there they could just come in the gates
I thought of the high pitched solution before but cat would not be impressed. And she is a hell of a moody one when she doesnt get her sleep (23 hrs a day)
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galwaybeginner Rank attained: Ash Tree

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Posted: Fri May 20, 2011 2:15 pm Post subject: |
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Oooo Ilike the owl idea! |
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Posted: Fri May 20, 2011 2:40 pm Post subject: |
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Checked your link. Fantastic! I hadn't even considered someone would have compiled a list. Yet again, the internet amazes. |
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