The bunnies gnawed off all of my beans except the ones in pots.

[HopeHoops]

I gave up on peas long ago (they LOVE those) but I was hoping the beans would survive. I started them inside and transplanted them and they were doing great. One night; one or more hungry bunnies. (sigh)

[NRaleighLiberal]

1. Groundhog topped two long rows of mine. GRRRR. trap is set.

[mopinko]

2. got my peanuts.

little bastards. my terriers got one recently, but they get in and out of the yard so easily that it is hard to find them.

[HopeHoops]

3. The dogs chase them out, but the dogs aren't always outside. And on top of that...

... a lot of them are youngins that don't know any better (yet). I watched the sheltie tag three on the back of the neck in the same chase. She's fast. She wouldn't hurt them intentionally, but she can out-run them. The border collie is pretty fast but not as fast. They work as a team, circling the garden from opposite sides. Scares the shit out of the little critters. I think the main reason they wouldn't hurt them is that we have a cottontail as a pet (almost 6 years old). He's a mutant, but they treat him the same way they do the cats.

[mopinko]

4. yeah, mine would be out more if they weren't

the incredible barking machines. even when i am out with them. sheesh.
also the garden is one house over, so they are only over there when i am. but they do range over the block. hoping they will get more soon.

[HopeHoops]

5. Ours come out with us whenever we're working in the garden. No electric fence.

We use a voice fence - "SIT!" They both know the boundaries and almost always respect them (well, except when chasing bunnies out of the garden). We're out quite a bit and they're both "outdoor" dogs by nature.

[NCarolinawoman]

6. I plant two things that they love more than anything.....

White Clover and CRABGRASS!!! They pretty much leave everything else alone. I've done this for several years now.

Actually, I don't have to plant the crabgrass, it just comes.

I read about this deterrent "technique" in the gardening section of the paper. It's obviously for people who enjoy watching the bunnies. Bunnies are looking for water as well as nutrients. Same with squirrels, when they go after your tomatoes.

My backyard is, of course, not socially "correct" , but it's a backyard, not a front yard.

[HopeHoops]

7. We've got clover and dandylions everwhere (and they love both) - but peas and beans?

Those are like doggie treats to them. They leave the squash and nightshades alone but they like onion tops also.

[Ruby Reason]

8. Our whole yard is not socially correct, but its our yard!

We've had problems with bunnies. I love to watch them, but mostly now, if I know they will eat it I just plan to pot it. We have strawberries, wild and cultivated, some flower in the perennial bed they eat down to a knub, clover, crabgrass, tulips, carrots, and lettuce and they still devastate the beans and/or peas. This year they left a one inch stem standing out of all our beans.

Ouch.