Posts Tagged ‘rabbits’
Equisetum (Scouring Rush) – Identification
Q: I saw what appeared to be mini-bamboo in the front of a restaurant this past weekend. The stalks looked to be about the size of a pencil, they were about 2 feet tall and closely planted together forming a...
Tree Shelter – Correcting Damage
Q: I planted a two acre wildlife orchard four years ago on my property, using sawtooth oaks, crabapples, persimmons, pears, and chestnuts. The catalog where I bought the trees included a tube, to protect the trunk, with each one. They...
Hair- To repel pests
Q: My daughter works in a hair salon. She recently asked me if I wanted her to bring me some hair for my garden. Apparently, there are people who regularly request hair to take home to put in their gardens...
Garden invading Animals – Repelling
Q: What can I do to keep critters from eating my pansies? A: Theresa Schrum replies: “There are products such as Ropel which will supposedly repel rabbits and other animals from your garden. There are also some home rememdies which...
Blueberry – Freeze Damage
Q: I have 9 blueberry plants in Fayette county. The plants are full of buds on the verge of blooming. The weather forecast is calling for mid to upper 20s temperatures this week, the last of February. Will the blueberry...
Rabbit – Eating Ornamental Sweet Potato
Q: I planted several ornamental sweet potatoes in planters around my house. Immediately, something started gnawing them to the bare stems. I thought it was a chipmunk. Today I caught the actual muncher with a mouth full! A: CAUGHT IN...
Rabbits – Repelled with Milorganite
Q: On your radio show a caller asked for something to discourage rabbits from munching on their garden. Milorganite seems to work for me. Each spring, rabbits would make a meal out of the new, tender blades of mondo grass...
