Dec 09
Elaine asked:
We recently moved into our first home (lived in apartments before). I have always been sort of a frustrated gardener- I’ve had lots of container plants. Now that I have a HUGE yard, I want to start a vegetable and herb garden. The problem is, we have lots of rabbits that visit our yard every day, and there are mice in the field behind us (they come into our yard sometimes). I am an animal lover and do not want to poison, trap, or otherwise “get rid of” these animals, but I don’t want them to eat all my veggies (or make the mouse problem worse). Is there anything I can do to protect my garden or discourage these animals from coming in my yard (I have a dog and a cat, but they still come in).
We recently moved into our first home (lived in apartments before). I have always been sort of a frustrated gardener- I’ve had lots of container plants. Now that I have a HUGE yard, I want to start a vegetable and herb garden. The problem is, we have lots of rabbits that visit our yard every day, and there are mice in the field behind us (they come into our yard sometimes). I am an animal lover and do not want to poison, trap, or otherwise “get rid of” these animals, but I don’t want them to eat all my veggies (or make the mouse problem worse). Is there anything I can do to protect my garden or discourage these animals from coming in my yard (I have a dog and a cat, but they still come in).
Any serious ideas would be appreciated.
December 9th, 2008 at 8:17 pm
put a gate or small fence around the garden
December 10th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
rabbits and mice god made so it is OK to grow a garden and share besides they only eat a little…have fun I know it will look pretty.
December 13th, 2008 at 10:57 am
Why not start one in flower boxes, with chicken wire wrapped around it. That will at least keep rabbits out. As for mice, maybe set glue traps around the perimeter, baited with peanut butter.