Today on Allotment Grow How it’s time to prpepare the beds ready for the seedlings and plants. Spring and the growing season has all of a sudden appeared without anyone warning me and I need to add rich organic compost to feed the soil.
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Nice work with the compost and bed prep. Can you catch the rabbits? If you do fence using chicken wire you'll need to bury the wire quite a bit otherwise they'll just dig under it.
So nice to see open soil and flowers blooming! Your soil looks so good and has improved greatly over the past few seasons. Here in Ontario we just got 6 more inches of snow. The garden is still covered in about 2 feet of snow and the ground is frozen. The robins and red-winged blackbirds are back though so it won't be long!!! Best wishes.
I know a dog that would be glad to stay over on the plot for a couple of nights. He'd get rid of the rabbits for you. (LOL) The fun of knowing hunters. Nice job on the beds. Thanks for sharing. Stay safe.
Seeing lady bugs is always a good thing to see in the garden. Awesome job done on mending those beds up Mr. Adam. Those pesky rabbits are going to keep you on your toes this season no doubt. Yep that chicken wire wrapped around the beds will help keep them fur butts out! Good luck dealing with them and hope you have a great day!
Mate thats crap they had the garlic. Rat trap covered by a tunnel.. Pin it down though. How legal that would be?? But your after rats. But use the wire its another barrier.
I'm glad I don't have that challenge. Hope the chicken wire does the job. Best wishes Bob.
Looking good Adam, except the obvious! Really hope you can get rid of them pal, it has slipped beyond humorous :))
Those rabbits are like the squirrels that destroyed my containers and beds last year… open season 🙂 Hopefully you get something out of the plot Adam. Use the fencing wire and some wood to make a high fencing around the beds or a cage type structure with sides and top would be a good thing to fend off the rabbits. Perhaps bury a portion of the fencing under ground level around the beds would deter them from digging.
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Harold
I've had the same problems with rabbits, but also deer, I've now fenced my plot but I'm also going to make hooped covers to protect more stuff!
Gutted about the garlic Adam. Can't help with the chicken wire. Think cloche is the answer. Regards Patricia
Hi mate great work your doing there hope them rabbits dont do anymore damage Happy growing my friend
Thanks for the update. Rabbits are a right pain, we have fenced all the way around and are constantly filling holes.
I found 2 or 3 ladybugs on every Strawberry plants when I was tidying them up, beds look great and why not have the chicken wire so you can move it until you find where they are coming in Adam.
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Hi Adam, those rabbits. I think I have asked this before, why have you not installed a rabbit fence round your plot? Thats a lot of compost you have lugged on to the plot, expensive as well. Have you thought of using mushroom compost? not a 100% say just a third of your beds. Its looks like your plot isready to go best of luck and take care Mike
Its great to see you get your plot going, Adam. You have the beds nice and topped up ready for the season's new plants. Ladybirds always welcome, those Rabbits are so persistent and I feel for you seeing your plants nibbled like that. Chicken wire is brilliant for keeping most nibblers off ; ) Happy Springtime!
Oh I feel for you with those rabbits Adam, I hope the covers and cloches etc do the trick for you.
Rascally Rabbits!!… Thankfully we don't have any issues with them down on out plots, but the squirrels, Foxes and Wood pidgin ore than make up for the loss..
ATB Mate.
Guru M
You have to sort out those rabbits mate, they are ruining your hobby and spoiling our viewing. How are the other plot holders coping with it?
Rabbits are a bit like cats. Where ever you want them not to go; they try their hardest to get in lol. Another tip is to go to a local dog groomers and see if you can get the hair clippings and put that around.
Those rabbits are really giving you a problem. My situation is opposite. Its weird but I see rabbits around my garden all the time and have for over 19 years but they never touch my garden. I think its because they have plenty to eat around my pond just behind the garden. Hang in there Adam I think you will out smart those rabbits.
good day to you Adam !! excellent bed prep today guy's
Hey Adam, wouldn't a 2 foot fence around the beds solve the rabbit problem? I added that around my garden and it solved the problem ( I also burried the bottom of the fence about a foot underground… it may be worth a try in your garden! Just saying…
Hope you win the bunny battle! Louise
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Electric Fence. I have problems with the neighbors cats. I wanted to put up an electric fence but my wife said no. You could use the chicken wire for an electric fence.