How Do I Keep Rabbits from Eating My Plants?

The best defense: a 3-foot-tall chicken-wire fence (1-inch mesh or smaller) with 6 inches buried. Or try odor repellents like blood meal or powdered fox urine (garden center). Reapply frequently. Spray-on taste repellents (hot pepper spray) work but must be on plants and reapplied periodically.

Use row covers over beds while plants are small, removing once growth is established. Rabbits prefer tender young growth—cover for a few weeks in spring, then switch to odor/taste repellent. They may lose interest.