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Hi, James -

I don't have experience with keeping rabbits out, but I do have some with keeping my wolf hybrid IN. She was too old to jump the fence at our new place, but did try to dig out under the gates a number of times. Since determined dogs can dig considerably better than determined rabbits, I would think that what worked for me should do the same for you.

Under one gate, I placed 1x1 foot pavers next to each other. Worked perfectly. Under another gate, I put 1" pea gravel. The pea gravel was probably only 2-3" deep, and is what I had on hand at the time. However, an irregular gravel would probably work better, as it tends to lock together. So driveway gravel, or perhaps shellack, depending upon your location. I don't think you'd need any more than a 6" depth, and 12" out from your barrier.

Best of luck!

Linda

--- On Mon, 4/11/11, James Wolf <james@jewolf.com> wrote:

> From: James Wolf <james@jewolf.com>
> Subject: [Organic_Gardening] Rabbit Problem
> To: Organic_Gardening@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Monday, April 11, 2011, 7:37 AM
> Hi,
>
> I am new.  I am a small farmer in CT raising grassfed
> beef. poultry for
> meat and eggs, veggies and fruit.  All is
> non-certified organic.
>
> We had a bad rabbit problem last year and I want to create
> a barrier
> this year.
>
> I have read the usual about poultry netting down 6', out 6'
> and up a
> foot or so.  But so far as I can learn galvanized
> poultry net rots in
> about 2 years and hardware cloth in 4.  It would be a
> lot of work to
> replace it for a 100' X 100' garden. I believe that rabbits
> will chew
> through plastic net.  So what solutions?
>
> I wonder whether coated netting lasts a lot longer.
>
> My favorite idea is to fill the trench with stone with a
> small amount of
> soil to hold it in place.  Anyone have experience with
> this?  Thoughts
> on size stone and size of the trench?
>
> Any other ideas?
>
> Jim Wolf in CT
>
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