- Use plants that are resistant to rabbits
- Rabbits will stay away if you place rabbit fencing up, however this can be a pain to have fencing throughout your yard
- There are a number of repellent sprays on the market you can use to ward off rabbits. Here are a few:
- Liquid Fence (Deer and Rabbit repellent)
- Enviro Pro - Rabbit scram repellent
- DeFence Ready to use (Good for both deer and rabbits)
- You can also use some natural techniques like motion activated sprinklers.
- Traps are another approach used to capture and relocate rabbits.
kEEP dEER AND rABBITS AWAY
- Deer are habitual creatures. They will return and teach their offspring to return to the best feeding areas.
- Breaking deer of their habits may take more than just plant selection. You may need to use physical barriers like fencing or screening.
- Top deer repellent recommendations for ease of use are the following:
- Plantskydd
- Liquid Fence
- Repels All
- Deer will create the most damage in spring. This is due to new tender plant growth being produced, and very hungry deer and their young from the winter months
- In September, male bucks cause most of the landscape damage on saplings (trees 3" caliper or less) and young shrubs by rutting.
- Prevent this by using plastic tree guards, burlap or mesh screening material around the trees & shrubs.
- Planting more palatable species in the front yard, closer to the house or street may reduce deer damage
- As deer population increases there will be increased pressure on the deer to find more food sources. Therefore trees that normally are high resistant to deer may become medium or low.
DEER DETERRENT TIPS TO REMEMBER
RABBIT DETERRENT TIPS TO REMEMBER