[OB1kNOb]

Does anyone have a successful approach to prevent rabbits from mowing down young bean plants....short of an impenetrable fence, bullets, or dogs tied to the area at night?

[stefanbatory]

pee around the perimeter...

[cotton]

Indeed we need help! Rabbits and Bugs are eating our potatoes and beans. The fence helps against the rabbits and the spray help against the bugs but there does not seem to be enough spray nor fence to result in skinny rabbits nor bugs.

[ApplegateRanch]

Since the best methods are already ruled out, you can try this:

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Plantskydd® Repellent
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safe for use in protecting fruit, vegetables and other food crops.

Contains no synthetic additives, is non-toxic,
and is not harmful to animals or the environment.

Considered the most cost-effective
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I have some that I’m going to use this year on a large corn patch outside the deer/rabbit fenced garden.

Now, if I could just find an effective grasshopper deterrent...

[tdscpa]

I used a Gamo pellet gun for years on bunnies, but last year it wore out to the point that it would not maintain aiming precision. Also, it was not a constant solution. (Only effective while I was out there to use it.)

I bought a “sonic, or electronic” pest control device that repels animal pests, called “Bird-X Yard Guard”.

It has repelled the bunnies that previously mowed down my newly sprouted corn seedlings, and the birds that pulled up my newly planted onion plants.

It is still working this year, but I am not convinced it has a long useful life. It can also be very annoying to you or pets, though I thought it was supposed to be inaudible to humans. Sometimes I hear it, sometimes I don't. When I hear it, I unplug it while I am in the garden.