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posies4me Hixson, TN(Zone 7b) May 30, 2008

I've visited this site many times. I love all the information I've gathered, so I'm really happy to be a member of such a great group. I'm in 7b. I'm having a problem with rabbits and chipmunks. Rabbits eat my echinacea and black-eyed susans. Bloodmeal works, but gets easily washed away with rain and irrigation, so I'd like to find another solution. Rabbits or chipmunks (I'm not sure which) are eating my White Gold spirea down to nothing. Does anyone have solutions to these pests? Thanks!

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Snug_As_Bug_Rug Sterling, VA(Zone 7a) Jun 01, 2008

If you have (or perhaps a friend may have) a rose bush--how about surrounding your prized plants with those thorny long stems from rose bushes!
Snug

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posies4me Hixson, TN(Zone 7b) Jun 06, 2008

Thanks Snug! Good idea!

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perenniallyme Jamaica Plain, MA(Zone 6a) Jun 30, 2008

My only critter problem has been squirrels eating my iris tubers and a few other things. I sprinkled a little bit of well-used cat litter around the plants, and the problem went away! You might try it. If you don't have cats, one of your neighbors probably does.

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