adminRabbits are notorious garden nuisances in every climate zone that will allow a garden to grow, and any experienced gardener will know the best homemade rabbit repellent recipes to keep these cute but destructive animals at bay. Left to their own devices, rabbits will eat your plants, dig burrows that destroy plants from their roots up, and create walking hazards with their burrows. They will also gnaw on wood and plastic materials like decks, porches, and garden hoses. Rabbit problems, though, are fairly simple to take care of with just a few easy steps, and the best homemade rabbit repellent is fast and easy to create with ingredients most homeowners already have handy in their pantries and refrigerators.
These little herbivores are easily deterred by any food substance emitting a meaty smell. This deterring scent can be achieved by making a repellent using raw or cooked eggs. The best homemade rabbit repellent with eggs and water is one that is composed of putrefied egg solid at a ratio of approximately one egg to every gallon of water. The active ingredient for repelling the rabbits is the rotten egg solid, because rabbits instinctively avoid the meat-like odor. Other ingredients can be added to the mixture, such as spicy chili powder, which some believe adds an unpleasant taste for added effect. It is easy to make by cracking an egg and zapping it in the microwave. Once cooked, mince is finely and mix it into a gallon of water. In order to let the scent grow strong, it can be left outside for about 24 hours so that the egg begins to putrefy.
Once made, this mixture should be applied directly onto plants that need to be protected from rabbits, and to keep rabbits out of one’s yard, spray it all around the perimeter of the yard. The solution should be reapplied regularly, especially after it has rained, or after you have watered. Additionally, it should be applied to new growth as it appears on your plants. If it is sprayed onto food plants, the food should be washed thoroughly in advance of eating.
Laundry soap in powdered form can also be sprinkled directly onto plants, or along the perimeter of garden beds, to repel rabbits, and bars of strong-smelling deodorant soap can be placed strategically around one’s garden. Homeowners should experiment with a variety of solutions to determine the most effective ones for their respective problems. The best homemade rabbit repellent is one with ingredients from the kitchen is one that will sometimes change, as rabbits become accustomed to various tastes and smells.
Using these taste and smell repellents are not only the easiest way to keep rabbits out the yard, they boast other advantages, such as being cost effective, and also keeping other nuisance animals, like deer, away. Combined with other tactics, like setting up sprinklers during times you see rabbits, using plastic snakes or owl decoys, and blocking holes and entrances can keep rabbits away indefinitely.
