rocksaplenty Posted February 16, 2010 Report Share Posted February 16, 2010 I'm planting a few hundred vines. To protect them I've put up a deer fence, and am now considering the threat that rabbits might be. I'm going to protect the vines to a to a height of 8". Will rabbits eat the bark of the vine and therefore be a problem, or will the vines be okay (after the shoots reach above rabbit head height?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shot shot Posted February 16, 2010 Report Share Posted February 16, 2010 I'm planting a few hundred vines. To protect them I've put up a deer fence, and am now considering the threat that rabbits might be. I'm going to protect the vines to a to a height of 8". Will rabbits eat the bark of the vine and therefore be a problem, or will the vines be okay (after the shoots reach above rabbit head height?) yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchieboy Posted February 16, 2010 Report Share Posted February 16, 2010 Unfortunately if you have a "bit of a rabbit problem" the young vines are going to be at risk until they start to reach maturity, especially in bad weather when other food for the rabbits is scarce! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyska Posted February 16, 2010 Report Share Posted February 16, 2010 I've seen rabbits climbing in hedges, so I would of thought so yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendersons Posted February 16, 2010 Report Share Posted February 16, 2010 I used to work on a vineyard in hampshire a few years ago, and to be honest the rabbits did have a bit of a nibble every now and again but the deer and the pigeons were the biggest problem once the plants are established. nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spider72 Posted February 16, 2010 Report Share Posted February 16, 2010 Hope you've got the land cleared for your .270 cos even with the deer fence they'll get through somewhere... depending on where you are in wiltshire we seem to have a huge muntjac problem county wide and the roe this year seem to be everywhere... Rabbits could be a problem but I'm sure you will have no shortage of voulenteers to help out from this site!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocksaplenty Posted February 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 Hope you've got the land cleared for your .270 cos even with the deer fence they'll get through somewhere... depending on where you are in wiltshire we seem to have a huge muntjac problem county wide and the roe this year seem to be everywhere... Rabbits could be a problem but I'm sure you will have no shortage of voulenteers to help out from this site!! The site is a bit close to the main road for deer control with the .270, which is a shame! I've been reading about the peanut-butter-on-electric fence method for putting them off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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