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The best rabbit repellent for garden plants to keep hungry rabbits away from one’s carefully tended garden are usually walls or fences. Of course, walls and fences are expensive, they obstruct views, and they are not practical in all areas of one’s yard. In addition, rabbits and excellent diggers and can squeeze through tiny spaces, and so even with a fence, you may find a rabbit who can get through or under it.
To start with, gardeners can choose from several types of flowers and plants that rabbits are less likely to eat. Daffodils, tulips, petunias, and geraniums are not the top choice of food for rabbits when other variety of food is readily available. They usually dislike onions and garlic as well (although some pet rabbits are fed green onions for a treat). Rabbits will also avoid plants with fuzzy leaves, stickers, and bitter tastes if something better is nearby.
Using water is an all natural and safe method for scaring off rabbits. Motion detecting sprinklers can be purchased online or in home stores at a reasonable cost, and they can operate both day and night to protect one thousand square feet of yard. Rabbits will usually run away when the water turns on and sprays them. The will also keep away other animals like deer and cats. The motion detector can pick up branches swaying in the wind, and people walking, so depending on the location of the area in need of protection, it may not be the best solution to implement.
One of the best rabbit repellent for garden plants is an easy mixture of raw or cooked egg and water. One raw egg, or alternatively, egg solid, can be mixed thoroughly with one gallon of water to produce and effective and natural rabbit repellent. While raw egg is a quicker way to make the solution, some studies have suggested that egg solid works even more effectively. The water and egg mixture can be left in the sun to putrefy and make it all the more effective. Other natural ingredients can be added to the egg and water solution. For instance, a few teaspoons of olive, canola, or vegetable oil can facilitate adherence to the plant leaves, and strong spices like cinnamon or chili pepper are used to make the mixture even less appetizing to rabbits and other pests.
Rabbit repellents for gardens can be purchased in gardening stores, and the best ones typically contain egg solids as an ingredient. Store bought repellents are also available in varieties with an added bittering agent. These are effect for ornamental plants like flowers, trees, and grasses, but should be avoided for use on food plants, because the plants can absorb the bitter taste through the roots and throughout the fruit and leaves.
There is no one best rabbit repellent for gardens, but with a little diligence, these pests can be encouraged to find a more welcoming environment to do their damage.
