You need to quit planting the Saturn variety of tomatoes.I’ve been growing tomatoes and these sneaky bastards have been stealing my planets.
I was gonna say do not ask Iron Sheik.Lawnmower.
Ewww...We have an indoor/outdoor cat that takes care of our yard and all our neighbors. She's heading into her busy season right now, clearing out all those nests that pop up this time of year. The downside is scooping up the headless carcasses she leaves by the back door every night. That and the unsettling noise a rabbit makes when a cat is toying with it. Sometimes I have to shut a window or two when watching tv in the evenings.
Eww!Or, if the lawnmower thing doesn't work out try this:
It is a little-known fact that common field rabbits are highly sensitive to urea and creatinine, two significant components found in human urine.
My great-grandfather employed this strategy for years and it seemed to work well. Just be sure to soak the plants, nearby ground, and the fruit.
Sounds exciting. Please get this on film.We have an indoor/outdoor cat that takes care of our yard and all our neighbors. She's heading into her busy season right now, clearing out all those nests that pop up this time of year. The downside is scooping up the headless carcasses she leaves by the back door every night. That and the unsettling noise a rabbit makes when a cat is toying with it. Sometimes I have to shut a window or two when watching tv in the evenings.
I clicked on this thread to see how long it would take for this to get posted. And they said this place was turning into a dump....Lawnmower.
I have a neighbor that does this. He's got two boys, and the three of them douse the garden and other parts of their backyard regularly to keep various varmints away.Or, if the lawnmower thing doesn't work out try this:
It is a little-known fact that common field rabbits are highly sensitive to urea and creatinine, two significant components found in human urine.
My great-grandfather employed this strategy for years and it seemed to work well. Just be sure to soak the plants, nearby ground, and the fruit.
:golfclap:You need to quit planting the Saturn variety of tomatoes.
My dog does the job for us, at least for the full grown ones. The back yard has a fence the rabbits can easily get through, but I think it slows down their exit just enough for her to catch them. Unlike the squirrels she occasionally gets, though, she ends up eating most of the rabbit if I don't clear it out of the yard quickly enough. Nothing like finding half a rabbit in your yard.We have an indoor/outdoor cat that takes care of our yard and all our neighbors. She's heading into her busy season right now, clearing out all those nests that pop up this time of year. The downside is scooping up the headless carcasses she leaves by the back door every night. That and the unsettling noise a rabbit makes when a cat is toying with it. Sometimes I have to shut a window or two when watching tv in the evenings.
My dog does the job for us, at least for the full grown ones. The back yard has a fence the rabbits can easily get through, but I think it slows down their exit just enough for her to catch them. Unlike the squirrels she occasionally gets, though, she ends up eating most of the rabbit if I don't clear it out of the yard quickly enough. Nothing like finding half a rabbit in your yard.
And yeah, she'll be out at night while we're watching tv and I'll wonder why it sounded like someone just let a squealing balloon go outside. Oh, right...
The first year I had started my Vineyard I had problems with Rabbits chewing on the vines..I’ve been growing tomatoes and these sneaky bastards have been stealing my planets.
as an added bonus, you can dab a little behind your ears before you go out for the evening. the ladies can't resist a man who's 'on the prowl'.Lots of good suggestions, Coyote Urine will keep everything out. You should be able to get a bottle off of Amazon for less than $20
I bet you make a wicked Bromatoe, no lettuce, and triple bacon sandwich.the swcer does not grow tomatoes he grows bromatoes take that to the bank brochachos
One of the funniest things I ever heard on Jim Rome was a caller saying that Ron and Nicole should have had one of those that looked like OJ.The first year I had started my Vineyard I had problems with Rabbits chewing on the vines..
I bought one of these owls and I have never had a problem since.
Did your cat take the heads off? I don't know why ours does that. She just leaves the headless bodies by our back door. Friends say its just some weird primal thing in the cat's dna to remove the head of its conquest. She takes heads from the rabbits, birds, rats/mice - just about everything she kills.The record for my cat was 7 in two days. He always piled them in the same place. A few more he tried bringing into the house alive, along with live birds and bats.
I do it too, but I don't have a garden.I have a neighbor that does this. He's got two boys, and the three of them douse the garden and other parts of their backyard regularly to keep various varmints away.
Acme Corporation should have a catalog of products. Most are made for large birds, but they should also work for rabbits.Lots of good suggestions, Coyote Urine will keep everything out. You should be able to get a bottle off of Amazon for less than $20
It's spelled 'Wabbits'Leroy Hoard said:Acme Corporation should have a catalog of products. Most are made for large birds, but they should also work for rabbits.
Meanwhile, it's always the bottom half that my dog eats first.WhatDoIKnow said:Yep, almost all of them. I watched him do it once. I'm not sure about the primal thing. I thinks it's because bunny brains are delicious to cats.
I think I posted this before, but maybe 5-6 years ago I'm grilling out back. I'm inside the house with the back door open and both of our labs are outside. I hear that unforgettable rabbit scream, so I go outside to see what's going on. Just as I look out, our chocolate lab is throwing a baby rabbit down like a friggin' coyote; whole thing down the hatch. I stood there as the yellow lab is digging through the nest they found. Babies are scattered everywhere - the chocolate finished his snack and starts chasing another one just as my wife comes outside. She scolds the dogs and the rabbits get out through the fence.jhib said:My dog does the job for us, at least for the full grown ones. The back yard has a fence the rabbits can easily get through, but I think it slows down their exit just enough for her to catch them. Unlike the squirrels she occasionally gets, though, she ends up eating most of the rabbit if I don't clear it out of the yard quickly enough. Nothing like finding half a rabbit in your yard.
And yeah, she'll be out at night while we're watching tv and I'll wonder why it sounded like someone just let a squealing balloon go outside. Oh, right...
Supposedly works well for Pot plants too to keep the bugs away.Or, if the lawnmower thing doesn't work out try this:
It is a little-known fact that common field rabbits are highly sensitive to urea and creatinine, two significant components found in human urine.
My great-grandfather employed this strategy for years and it seemed to work well. Just be sure to soak the plants, nearby ground, and the fruit.