many of you already know some of this saga, as I've posted bits about it on facebook now and then.
it starts here... with enemy #1:
year 1: rabbits pretty much decimated the flowers; the fencing i used had holes that the bunnies were able to get right thru
year 2: upgraded (or thought i upgraded) to some dark green plastic snowfencing; rabbits ate thru that fence and got to the garden but didn't do as much damage; we actually had some good zucchinis to enjoy
side note: all the suggestions i was given to help deter the bunnies from the garden failed:
- use of marigolds -- our stubborn rabbits didn't seem to be bothered
- human hair -- our delinquent bunnies didn't mind at all
- moth balls -- our crazy little hoppers were not fazed
- shiny CD's hung to blow in breeze and frighten them away -- fat chance
year 3: this year.... BOOYA! Matt wins!!
yup, the bunnies have been foiled!
no use of electricity.
no use of shotguns.
no scarecrow.
got a better (metal) fence with teeny holes and buried it about 2-3 inches in the ground -- to prevent burrowing. they are not getting in. the place is fortified like a mini-alcatraz.
i am ecstatic.
the bunnies are pissed.
i can sense them plotting.
out for now.....
Matt