RABBITS AND BLUEBERRY PLANTS
MY HUSBAND PLANTED 16 BLUEBERRY BUSHES LAST SPRING.WE HAVE NOTICED WITH THE COOLER WEATHER THAT RABBITS ARE EATING THE NEW SHOOTS THAT HAVE GROWN. WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT THIS?
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You're welcome. You can keep them out with 2'H chicken wire fence, but you may also need to be concerned about deer depending on where you live.
In spring, baby bunnies can slip through 2" gaps so keep that in mind when choosing fence material. I use 28"H Rabbit wire fence around most of my veg/fruit garden beds. They are made with narrower openings towards the bottom, but are short enough for me to step over.
Note too, that you may need to think about protecting the berries from birds when they start to ripen.
By the way -- using all caps is considered "shouting" in Internet messaging -- so you might want to lower your "voice"
In spring, baby bunnies can slip through 2" gaps so keep that in mind when choosing fence material. I use 28"H Rabbit wire fence around most of my veg/fruit garden beds. They are made with narrower openings towards the bottom, but are short enough for me to step over.
Note too, that you may need to think about protecting the berries from birds when they start to ripen.
By the way -- using all caps is considered "shouting" in Internet messaging -- so you might want to lower your "voice"
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