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  • From: "Lorraine Ballato" <ladygardener@msn.com>
  • To: "gardenwriters-on-gardening" <gwl-g@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [gwl-g] Rabbits in the Garden
  • Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 11:06:49 -0700

Suzanne,
 
The Milorganite worked great for deer for a few years, but then failed. The two most successful products I have tried for deer WITHOUT FAIL are Bobbex and Liquid Fence.  The latter is designed for deer AND rabbit control, although for me the rabbit part hasn't been effective  It smells the absolute worst of all the deterrents I have ever been exposed to and that's saying alot!  Both of the above are costly but considering the value of the plants they protect, the cost becomes a non-issue.
 
 
LB
 
----- Original Message -----
From: Suzanne Pierot
Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 7:13 AM
To: gardenwriters-on-gardening
Subject: Re: [gwl-g] Rabbits in the Garden
 
Do you think Milorganite would help keep the deer away also?
Suzanne Pierot
----- Original Message -----
From: Melanie
Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 8:52 AM
Subject: Re: [gwl-g] Rabbits in the Garden

Lorraine,
 
When we had a cat we never had a rabbit problem. Now we have red tailed hawks that circle over head and yet you can always find 1/2 dozen rabbits somewhere. In my garden they have decimated the Platycodon, Callirhoe, Rudbeckia triloba, and more.
 
Last year I had purchased a new Liriope that is chartreuse. The rabbits love regular Liriope but this poor PeeDee Gold variety couldn't even get out of the ground. Many people use Milorganite as a deer deterrent so I made a ring of Milorganite around the PeeDee Gold Liriope and no more rabbits!
 
This year I remembered that after noticing the disappearance of the above mentioned perennials so I also put the milorganite around them. Worked like a charm for me. The rabbits are still here but they are eating the clover in the lawn. A perfect arrangement as I see it :-)
 
Melanie Vassallo


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