They aren't keen on digging up root vegetables or extending themselves to reach anything too high, so making it harder for them to get at your harvests is a great way to deter them. Put Up a Fence Physical barriers are the best way to keep rabbits from eating your vegetables. Cottontail...
Rabbits are very opportunistic, so when it comes to repelling them, it's important to have a strategy that protects your entire yard. Below, Havahart® provides step-by-step instructions teaching you how to repel rabbits from problem areas and keep them from causing damage to the rest of ...
When raccoons venture into your yard, they’re looking for three things: food, water, and shelter. If they can’t find any, they’ll have no reason to stick around. So, the best way to prevent raccoons in your yard is to make sure they won’t find what they’re looking for. But ...
Note: Motion-activated sprinklers may not work during winter if the temperature drops low enough to freeze the water in your hose. If you live in a colder climate, install the sprinklers in spring or summer so neighborhood cats are trained to stay away from your yard before winter rolls arou...
2Know What You Want to Protect Whether you want to defend your entire yard, a small vegetable garden, or one bird feeder, it's important to identify exactly what area or surface you want to target, so you can determine what kinds of repellents to use. ...
For added security, one two lines of electric fencing wire a few inches from the bottom edges of the fence will further deter rabbits from trying to find a way through your fence. Netting or Row Covers Plastic netting or cloth row covers might act as a deterrent for an ambivalent rabbit,...
Repellents are another way to deter animals from digging in your yard. Our favorite repellent is Repels-All Animal Repellent. It comes in powdered forms that you can sprinkle by hand, and liquids that you can attach to your hose and spray onto your lawn. This has worked reasonably well in...
Rabbit control can be trickier than keeping other types of pest out of your garden. Rabbits commonly nest in areas that are grassy or full of thickets. They also nest closely to where they can quickly feed on flowers, vegetables and tree bark. Rabbits co
Rabbits don’t like to stray far from their shelters, so try to reduce the possible rabbit homes around your yard. Rake away piles of brush and leaves, fill in abandoned burrows, and seal any holes under sheds or structures. If a rabbit doesn’t have a place to live or hide nearby, ...
Your dog might be your best friend, but not necessarily that of your flowers. Nor are other animals like squirrels, deer and rabbits, as they are equally prone to dig or munch on your carefully planted flowers for their next meal. Take heart, though, bec