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Here's an easy way to keep rabbits away from perennials

Sandra developed an inexpensive wire-mesh basket method to protect newly emerging perennials from rabbits. This quick, easy solution serves as an alternative to traditional chicken wire circles.
Rabbits are voracious feeders on fresh spring perennials, often mowing down central growing points after surviving winter on a diet of dry twigs and arborvitae foliage.
Gardeners seeking alternatives can utilize repellents like Liquid Fence, Plantskydd, and RepelEx, though no repellent is entirely effective if animals are hungry enough.
Don Kinzler of NDSU Extension-Cass County publishes gardening advice for residents, emphasizing that physical barriers are a practical method for managing rabbit damage.
When shopping for lawn seed, gardeners should select high-quality blends containing at least 50% Kentucky bluegrass cultivars, which perform best during cool spring and fall temperatures.

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