Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Not-so adorable bunnies ravage the marigolds I’ve begun growling at people who go all squishy at seeing the adorable wee baby bunny hanging out in the front garden. Helen Chesnut Aug 10, 2024 4:15 AM Share by Email Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Print Share via Text Message Previous Next 1 / 1 Marigolds are reputed to be fairly safe from rabbit predation, but in one garden this year even tall, bushy marigolds were shredded by the rodents.HELEN CHESNUT Advertisement Expand Listen to this article 00:05:19 Too bad it didn’t work.
After researching plants most likely to repel rabbits and protect a front flowerbed from being munched to the ground, I arranged dwarf French marigolds around the bed perimeter and added groups of big, bushy African marigold transplants to make the bed as unappealing and unpalatable as possible to the increasing number of rabbits in the garden. First, the large marigold plants were shredded. At least, I thought, the smaller ones are left whole — until they weren’t.
I’ve begun growling at people who go all squishy at seeing the adorable wee baby bunny hanging out in the front garden. Other deterrents to explore include fish fertilizer spray, blood meal, and human or dog hair. Next spring, I may need to consider encircling the bed with stiff hardware cloth or chicken wire.
A few sunflowers I protected this way have survived to grow tall and bloom. Broad beans and telephone woes. Neighbours across the.