Rabbit in the sweet corn , !ugh!

[560Dennis]

Well the lower section of the yard ,I planted three short rows of extra sweet corn . Was wondering after they spouted , they were nipped off ,what the thunder , I couldnt find any deer tracks. Was watching the young hawks in back yard . . Over by the corn I saw this rabbit come out and devoured one of the four inch corn replacements that I planted. Ugh !
I witness these clumsy young hawk s try to get this rabbit a few days ago and I thought it was funny how they missed the rabbit that was only a few inches away, dont think its funny now.
Now After the bunny got my corn ,I m routings for the hawks to have a rabbit meal .
Good thing I planed the main garden sweet corn up close to the house and used these three rows as a sacrifice.

 

[RayP(MI)]

Deer, definitely deer in my garden. They think it is their personal food plot. Gotten corn, beans, potatoes, tomatoeslettuce and other plants. Going to have to cover entire garden with blood meal.o

 

[miangus]

Better then coon they wait until the day before its ready and destroy it. Since we got the new cat I haven't seen a rabbit in the yard, she does dawn patrol.

 

[Geo-TH,In]

Coon, deer and coyotes like sweet corn.

 

[Tgrasher]

Had the same thing with my green beans but I think one of my dogs made a meal of it. Went to buy some more seed and all the RK's around are out except for the 10 seeds for two dollars packages.

 

[Charlie M]

I buy a product called Liquid Fence from Tractor Supply to keep deer out of my garden and it works great - wouldn't keep a garden a week without it. Label says its should work on rabbits. That one I can't say if it works but its worth a try.

 

[larry@stinescorner]

The squirrel got some of ours,,just before it was ripe enough to pick,,,one day before,,,lol

 

[miangus]

We gave up and only do tomatoes in a bunker by the house. The deer just got overwhelming.

 

[old]

I never have that problem but then again my barn cats wold not let a rabbit anywhere near the garden

 

[560Dennis]

Eliminate raccoons now cause when the corn is a week before you intend to pick it they destroy it . 15 to 30 of them arrive and waste your hard work in one night .
The most has been 15 back in 2011, neighbors have corn deer feeders and theres an explosion in populated raccoons

 

[Glen SW Wi]

Electric fence high and low works wonders. Wakes me up when I forget to shut it off
when I enter the garden. Don't know what that jolt does to my pacemaker.

 

[David from Kansas]

Yes, the bunnies are a problem. Didn't have much problem with the sweet corn, only a couple of young plants eaten off. But they eat off the young green bean plants, nip off runners on the watermelon and cantaloupe. Have a two strand hot wire that keeps the coons out, but I guess the bunnies just jump over it. Have used the animal pest repellant before with somewhat good results, will have to get some more. Found out that it only last for a few days; even less if it gets rained on.

 

[BarnyardEngineering]

(quoted from post at 10:15:03 07/13/21) Eliminate raccoons now cause when the corn is a week before you intend to pick it they destroy it . 15 to 30 of them arrive and waste your hard work in one night .
The most has been 15 back in 2011, neighbors have corn deer feeders and theres an explosion in populated raccoons

Exactly how do you accomplish this when you see neither hide nor hair of them at any point before or after?

 

[banjoman09]

.22 works really well

 

[Billy C.]

Liquid fence works fairly well, but like Banjoman said a .22 works even better

 

[SVcummins]

Ive always used sevin dust sprinkled heavy on the plants for every few days until they get a little bigger then the squirrel and bunnies leave it alone

 

[Traditional Farmer]

Cats will also eat sweet corn.

 

[caterpillar guy]

electric fence works if you use gallon jugs for the low wire and then about waist high for the top wire. top for deer and low for coons and rabbits pretty well works. We had some spinach till I weeded it one day then some thing killed it ove night the plants were still there just all shriveled up like they were sucked dry.