RE: Train the Rabbits!
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- Subject: RE: Train the Rabbits!
- From: "* M* <I*@msn.com>
- Date: Tue, 7 Jan 1997 22:43:53 -0700 (MST)
Hi, Sharon--I finally got on--better late than never. And for those of you I
don't know, I'm Barb Mann, new to this list as of today, from Santa Fe, NM.
I've come up with another couple of ways to deal with rabbits without having
to resort to violence, though these may only work in dry situations like mine.
When the iris begin growing in the spring, they are the only green plants
available (not even any weeds to mention), so the rabbits eat them. Now I
plant tulips in the beds, as rabbits prefer them immensely and leave the iris
alone. As of last spring, which was extremely dry here, I'm putting out water
for the rabbits, and that does the trick--they even leave the tulips alone if
they can get water.
Barb Mann, IrisMaven@msn.com
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From: iris-l@rt66.com on behalf of Sharon McAllister
Sent: Friday, January 03, 1997 10:11 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: Train the Rabbits!
Rabbits were a major problem some 20+ years ago, but now they're an asset.
They
eat the tender weeds and leave the iris alone. This is NO joke!
Credit a series of large, protective dogs. St. Bernards & Great Pyrenees.
Faced with these, most of the jackrabbits moved on but a few of the more
intelligent cottontails accepted their protection. We now have a small
colony,
and a springtime ritual of the parents bringing the babies into the most
sheltered garden to show them where to find water and tender weeds to eat.
Sharon McAllister (73372.1745@compuserve.com)
Souther New Mexico
