UK gardening - Bloody rabbits

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Bloody rabbits

Muddymike

2007-06-23, 9:25 am

For the first time I have been carefully nurturing seedlings in the
greenhouse, months of sowing them, thinning them, watering them, re-potting
them, hardening them off etc. Planted loads of them out last weekend and
three bloody rabbits have appeared and eaten the lot **!!!***!!

Mike (can I borrow a gun)

Charles Thorpe

2007-06-23, 5:25 pm

Muddymike wrote:

> For the first time I have been carefully nurturing seedlings in the
> greenhouse, months of sowing them, thinning them, watering them,
> re-potting them, hardening them off etc. Planted loads of them out
> last weekend and three bloody rabbits have appeared and eaten the
> lot **!!!***!!
>

Know the feeling!

Pickles, the pet rabbit next door dug under the fence and scoffed the
tops off me toms! Fortunately new leaves are appearing, but I fear my
crop of Gardeners Delight will be much reduced. Funnily enough he
didn't touch the 2 Sungold nearby.

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CWatters

2007-06-24, 9:25 am

"Muddymike" <MikeRogers@mattishall.org.uk> wrote in message
news:EMCdnc-o7ptne-HbRVnyhAA@brightview.com...
> For the first time I have been carefully nurturing seedlings in the
> greenhouse, months of sowing them, thinning them, watering them,
re-potting
> them, hardening them off etc. Planted loads of them out last weekend and
> three bloody rabbits have appeared and eaten the lot **!!!***!!
>
> Mike (can I borrow a gun)
>

I know the problem. Might I recommend a BSA Lightning XL plus a telescopic
sight (extra)...
www.daileisure.com

Sacha

2007-06-24, 9:25 am

On 24/6/07 12:02, in article
467e4f4f$0$8716$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net, "CWatters"
<colin.watters@turnersNOSPAMoak.plus.com> wrote:

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> "Muddymike" <MikeRogers@mattishall.org.uk> wrote in message
> news:EMCdnc-o7ptne-HbRVnyhAA@brightview.com...
> re-potting
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> I know the problem. Might I recommend a BSA Lightning XL plus a telescopic
> sight (extra)...
> www.daileisure.com
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Alternatively, an electrified rabbit fence! We had one round the duck pond
when it was still a duck pond and it stopped the dogs from trying to get at
the ducks! IIRC, it was about 2' high and each dog's nose had to touch it
only once!

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Sacha
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amacmil304@aol.com

2007-07-20, 5:25 pm

On Sat, 23 Jun 2007 10:25:02 +0100, "Muddymike"
<MikeRogers@mattishall.org.uk> wrote:

>For the first time I have been carefully nurturing seedlings in the
>greenhouse, months of sowing them, thinning them, watering them, re-potting
>them, hardening them off etc. Planted loads of them out last weekend and
>three bloody rabbits have appeared and eaten the lot **!!!***!!
>
>Mike (can I borrow a gun)
>

Good for the rabbits!

Next time buy some rabbit netting.

Angus Macmillan
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Barry

2007-07-22, 1:25 pm

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Well make sure you put it up very high and also bury it in the ground
For the first time ever this year I saw small rabbits climb over netting 3
ft high.

So now I shoot them !

Once shot they tend not to come back !!!

Barry

conservationist@gardener.com

2007-07-28, 8:25 pm

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Probably the best way.

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