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Bunny in the back yard
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Bunny in the back yard
Yesterday, late afternoon, as I was sitting outside contemplating all the flower containers I filled during the day, I spotted a big black bunny hopping into the back yard. As he crossed the lawn and headed for the garden area all I could think of was, "You can keep right on hopping, cause all my veggies are in a tabletop"
Kay
Kay
A WEED IS A FLOWER GROWING IN THE WRONG PLACE
Elizabeth City, NC
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walshevak
Certified SFG Instructor- Posts : 4374
Join date : 2010-10-17
Age : 81
Location : wilmington, nc zone 8
Re: Bunny in the back yard
You showed him, didn't you Kay!
Furbalsmom- Posts : 3141
Join date : 2010-06-10
Age : 77
Location : Coastal Oregon, Zone 9a, Heat Zone 2 :(
Re: Bunny in the back yard
funnily enough I was thinking when a Large White butterfly came fluttering in "you can keep on going, nothing for you to see here, these are not the brassicas you are looking for".
Barkie
Barkie
Barkie- Posts : 306
Join date : 2011-03-25
Location : Wales, Uk. Last frost May
Re: Bunny in the back yard
Fortunately, my brassicas were all covered with tulle when the white butterfly with the two dark dots on its wings came by.
Furbalsmom- Posts : 3141
Join date : 2010-06-10
Age : 77
Location : Coastal Oregon, Zone 9a, Heat Zone 2 :(
Re: Bunny in the back yard
Sounds like someone's pet escaped and made a bee line to your place. Silly rabbit! Kay you foiled it's evil plans. TT's Rule.
shannon1- Posts : 1697
Join date : 2011-04-01
Location : zone 9a St.Johns county FL
Re: Bunny in the back yard
Barkie wrote: funnily enough I was thinking when a Large White butterfly came fluttering in "you can keep on going, nothing for you to see here, these are not the brassicas you are looking for".
Barkie
Yep, got the tabletops wrapped in tulle except for the space I pulled back for the snap peas.
Kay
A WEED IS A FLOWER GROWING IN THE WRONG PLACE
Elizabeth City, NC
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walshevak
Certified SFG Instructor- Posts : 4374
Join date : 2010-10-17
Age : 81
Location : wilmington, nc zone 8
Re: Bunny in the back yard
Furbalsmom wrote:Fortunately, my brassicas were all covered with tulle when the white butterfly with the two dark dots on its wings came by.
That's the sort, we have two flutterbyes like that, the Large White and the Small White. I've got my brassicas covered over too. And the carrots.
Barkie- Posts : 306
Join date : 2011-03-25
Location : Wales, Uk. Last frost May
Re: Bunny in the back yard
Does your garden stay covered the whole season? Do you take the covers off at anytime during the day? [Sorry for the italics, I'm not sure why I can't seem to take it off]
Heidi
Heidi
HPartin- Posts : 120
Join date : 2011-02-14
Location : 7b (Angier, NC)
Re: Bunny in the back yard
HPartin wrote:Does your garden stay covered the whole season? Do you take the covers off at anytime during the day? [Sorry for the italics, I'm not sure why I can't seem to take it off]
Heidi
If you highlight your text and then click the I icon on the panel above the white box that you type your reply in it will take off the italics... I think.
Not all of mine stays covered, just if or when the plants need protection from something.
Barkie- Posts : 306
Join date : 2011-03-25
Location : Wales, Uk. Last frost May
Re: Bunny in the back yard
Heidi,
I planted all my brassicas in the same SFG box along with some lettuces and beets. As none of these need pollination, I keep the tulle over them at all times, except when actually working in the bed.
This should prevent most of those pesky insects from trying to lay their eggs and damage my crops.
Still not sure how I will handle my warm weather crops that need pollination. Some I can hand pollinate, others ??
I planted all my brassicas in the same SFG box along with some lettuces and beets. As none of these need pollination, I keep the tulle over them at all times, except when actually working in the bed.
This should prevent most of those pesky insects from trying to lay their eggs and damage my crops.
Still not sure how I will handle my warm weather crops that need pollination. Some I can hand pollinate, others ??
Furbalsmom- Posts : 3141
Join date : 2010-06-10
Age : 77
Location : Coastal Oregon, Zone 9a, Heat Zone 2 :(
Re: Bunny in the back yard
for tabletops!
I don't have any ....(yet)
But I have the next best thing...coyotes in the back 40....LOL the bunnies don't stand a chance. Muwahahahaha!
I don't have any ....(yet)
But I have the next best thing...coyotes in the back 40....LOL the bunnies don't stand a chance. Muwahahahaha!
middlemamma-
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Join date : 2010-04-25
Age : 46
Location : Idaho Panhandle
Re: Bunny in the back yard
Two more made the crossing this evening. These are not pets. I live next to Mr. McGregor's Cabbage Patch.
A WEED IS A FLOWER GROWING IN THE WRONG PLACE
Elizabeth City, NC
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walshevak
Certified SFG Instructor- Posts : 4374
Join date : 2010-10-17
Age : 81
Location : wilmington, nc zone 8
Re: Bunny in the back yard
Middle Mama, I'm sure not fond of our coyotes, but maybe they're why I don't usually see rabbits. Funny enough (not), I've never seen a rabbit in my five years in this house until today. It was sitting on my patio. I'm guessing it's not a coincidence that he's here a few weeks after I put in my first garden. Everything looks okay so far, but we only have one square that isn't fenced/caged in. And hopefully that last one will be finished this weekend.
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Hyzleyes- Posts : 62
Join date : 2011-04-06
Location : Indianapolis, IN
Re: Bunny in the back yard
Eh, the coyotes are too scared to come close to do us harm...they just wanna eat my voles and rabbits. They are welcome to stay as long as they want. Hawks and owls help too.
middlemamma-
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Age : 46
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Re: Bunny in the back yard
We have a new tiny little bunny in our backyard. I think he lives under the deck. At least that's where the doxies spend most of their time when they are looking for it. They can't get under there to get after it but they can see through the lattice.
claramaybe- Posts : 10
Join date : 2011-05-01
Location : Central AR
Re: Bunny in the back yard
claramaybe wrote:We have a new tiny little bunny in our backyard. I think he lives under the deck. At least that's where the doxies spend most of their time when they are looking for it. They can't get under there to get after it but they can see through the lattice.
Start with the evil eye now....
ashort- Posts : 520
Join date : 2011-02-17
Age : 55
Location : Frisco, TX zone 8a
Re: Bunny in the back yard
Big black bunny? If they're not escaped pets, they might be a feral colony. Wild rabbits (cottontails) are "chestnut", which is brown with black ticking, basically. They are actually a different species from our domestic rabbits, which are actually European in origin.
Re: Bunny in the back yard
The second sighting was light brown bunnies
Kay
Kay
A WEED IS A FLOWER GROWING IN THE WRONG PLACE
Elizabeth City, NC
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walshevak
Certified SFG Instructor- Posts : 4374
Join date : 2010-10-17
Age : 81
Location : wilmington, nc zone 8
Re: Bunny in the back yard
Black, and light brown... sounds like a feral colony. Escaped or freed rabbits now multiplying. *sigh*
Most freed rabbits end up being prey, but occasionally they survive and set up their own colonies. They can be pretty destructive, even undermining the foundations of houses.
Glad your SFGs are out of reach!
Most freed rabbits end up being prey, but occasionally they survive and set up their own colonies. They can be pretty destructive, even undermining the foundations of houses.
Glad your SFGs are out of reach!
Re: Bunny in the back yard
Escaped or freed rabbits are even worse they displace the native population .
shannon1- Posts : 1697
Join date : 2011-04-01
Location : zone 9a St.Johns county FL
Re: Bunny in the back yard
shannon1 wrote:Escaped or freed rabbits are even worse they displace the native population .
I didn't know that, but it makes sense.
The other I learned on a rabbit forum I'm a member of. One of the ladies on there was having to push her local animal control to take care of a colony begun by freed rabbits. The rabbits were feral, and were very prolific and destructive. They were burrowing under several houses, endangering the foundations.
Several others chimed in with their feral rabbit experiences. It's not good.
Wild rabbits don't normally put houses at risk, because they don't want to live that close to people. Close enough to raid their gardens, but not close enough to live under their houses.
Re: Bunny in the back yard
I did not even think of the damage to homes. Down here feral hogs are a real danger to the ecosystem and cause a huge amount of crop loss to local farmers.
shannon1- Posts : 1697
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Location : zone 9a St.Johns county FL
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