I’m currently growing in a section of meadow kindly lent by our neighbour. It’s main disadvantages have been weeds as expected but also rabbits. About three weeks ago I lifted the netting designed to keep rabbits out of the onion and garlic beds only to find that netting clearly wasn’t adequate. There was a complete rabbit warren cleverly constructed under the bed by burrowing in from one side where the netting had lifted slightly. As well as three or four burrow entrances, the over-wintered Senshyu onions I’d grown from seed had been grazed to the ground and some of the garlic had had a hair-cut.
Earlier in February I found that rabbits had also chewed the mature leeks (caught in the act on my trail camera!) though they had left the shafts mainly intact.
Then the next attack was to strip the stalks of the PSB so that they slowly wilted and drooped.
Drastic action was clearly called for, so the last three days have been ones of intensive activity, constructing 100m of very basic chicken wire fencing. Just a simple gateway to construct now. Although it’s only buried about three inches, I’m hoping that rabbits will at least be put off making the effort to dig underneath. It will be a great relief if it works!
Earlier in February I found that rabbits had also chewed the mature leeks (caught in the act on my trail camera!) though they had left the shafts mainly intact.
Then the next attack was to strip the stalks of the PSB so that they slowly wilted and drooped.
Drastic action was clearly called for, so the last three days have been ones of intensive activity, constructing 100m of very basic chicken wire fencing. Just a simple gateway to construct now. Although it’s only buried about three inches, I’m hoping that rabbits will at least be put off making the effort to dig underneath. It will be a great relief if it works!
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