It's been a while since I posted about our ongoing battles with rabbits, moles, deer, chipmunks and squirrels. We maintained a truce the last few years: We won't trap or poison and they can do what they want. Some truce! Now the stakes are higher with this big hole right in the middle of my … [Read more...]
Bunny Wars IV – Snow Caves with Built In Larders – A Tie
The last two winters have been hard on the wildlife here with bitter cold and deep snow. The snow drifts over the shrubbery around the house make great snow caves for bunnies and squirrels. All winter I watched the rabbits jump in the holes in the mounds of snow right outside my office … [Read more...]
Bunny Wars III Rabbits 3, Kathy 1 Losing Despite Mr. Hawk
My last post I claimed we were slowly winning the war against rabbits eating my flowers. Despite losing almost a third of my peonies and all our nasturtiums, I thought we had found a cure for the bunny infestation. Dave got some pellets that are supposed to get taken up into the plants to make them … [Read more...]
Bunny Wars II – We’re Winning the Battle – Keeping Rabbits Out of the Garden
Bunny Wars: Opening Battle A few weeks ago I showed how my peonies were attacked by rabbits with some of my favorites eaten! It's Bunny War time at our home. No, I'm not going to kill the little cuties. All I want to do is let them enjoy the great prairie acres behind our fence. They have … [Read more...]
This Means War! Bunnies, Peonies and Me: Warfare in the Garden
I like bunnies. Cute, furry little creatures, I like watching them crouch under the bushes by my office hiding behind a wall of snow. Let's correct that. I used to like bunnies. Now it's war. Do you see the double row of glorious, happy colored nasturtiums? No? Neither do I, at least not … [Read more...]