ml@python.UUCP (M. Lampell) (06/05/85)
Just moved into a new house with a large lawn... For the first couple of weeks we've been enjoying the appearance of two "cute" rabbits in the afternoons. Today I witnessed the fatter of the two munching on our lawn, which DOES seem to have a lot of bald spots. Is there some way to get this behaviour to stop in a non-violent fashion? M. Lampell Bell Communications Research
res@ihuxn.UUCP (Rich Strebendt @ AT&T Information Systems - Indian Hill West; formerly) (06/05/85)
> Just moved into a new house with a large lawn... For the first couple > of weeks we've been enjoying the appearance of two "cute" rabbits > in the afternoons. > Today I witnessed the fatter of the two munching on our lawn, which > DOES seem to have a lot of bald spots. > > Is there some way to get this behaviour to stop in a non-violent > fashion? If the rabbits in your neighborhood are like the ones in mine, they are not causing the bald spots. In my lawn I found that they were feasting on the clover that had taken over portions of the lawn. Now that we have an effective weed control program underway we have no clover and seldom have rabbits enjoying a repast on our lawn. If this is not the case for your lawn, I believe that a product which is essentially dried blood is available. Sprinkling it around your lawn and shrubs should make these places offensive to the rabbits. Rich Strebendt ...!ihnp4!iwsl6!res
wmartin@brl-tgr.ARPA (Will Martin ) (06/06/85)
In article <140@python.UUCP> ml@python.UUCP (M. Lampell) writes: >Just moved into a new house with a large lawn... For the first couple >of weeks we've been enjoying the appearance of two "cute" rabbits >in the afternoons. >Today I witnessed the fatter of the two munching on our lawn, which >DOES seem to have a lot of bald spots. >Is there some way to get this behaviour to stop in a non-violent >fashion? > M. Lampell Sure... Just plant a garden, and invest much time and money and effort in putting in lettuce, carrots, etc... Your lawn will be untouched thereafter... :-) :-) :-)
nosmo@pyuxqq.UUCP (P Valdata) (06/07/85)
Maybe you have yuppie rabbits--ours always eat dandelions and weeds, not the lawn itself. They don't even bother the vegetable garden. Gives us a good excuse NOT to apply weed killer or spend too many dollars to have a lawn as pretty as our neighbors--our weeds support local wildlife! Aren't bald spots in lawns sometimes caused by grubs? Pat Valdata pyuxh!nosmo
wetcw@pyuxa.UUCP (06/10/85)
The rabbits are not the culprits on your lawn. They do not eat the grass down to the roots. You probably have some type of grub scoffing up your grass roots. Even if a rabbit eats down to the root, the grass will put out new shoots within a day. Keep watching the critters and organic the gubs. That's grubs. T. C. Wheeler
tower@inmet.UUCP (06/11/85)
Re: Lawn Eating Rabbits.
Here in New England, bare spots in lawns are often caused by large rocks
under the spots. This is an annually recurring problem, as the rocks
are slowly brought to the surface by the frosts each winter.
We "harvest" quite a few each spring, and have used them to edge our
flower beds. The technique is to probe with a three foot pry bar, and
work them out. The rock is replaced with a peat_moss/loam mixture, and
the grass grows in from the sides quite nicely.
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