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[ninahaskin]

Have you tried using blood meal as a deterent to the pesky unknowns that are nipping off the tops of your beautiful lavenders? 💜

Sprinkle a light amount of blood meal across the leaves and at the base of the plants, then cross your fingers and hope it works! 🌬🌿🤞

Upvoted and curated! @riverflows

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[riverflows]

I have! But the possum, rabbit or other marsupial just laughs at my efforts 😂😭😭

[ninahaskin]

Honery little pests, aren't they?! It's too bad that doesn't work because blood meal is my first choice when I have a nuisance visitor.

Hmm. My mom and dad were successful in this area using moth balls or moth flake as repellents. Give that a try! @riverflows

[ninahaskin]

After I researched moth balls being used outdoors turns out it is not a good idea and very toxic to the soil and environment.

Here is an environmentally safe, homemade recipe to try instead! @riverflows

First fill a one gallon container, such as a milk jug, with water. Crush 5 garlic cloves and add then to the water. Add a teaspoon of crushed red peppers and 1 tablespoon of dish soap.
Shake the container very well and then place in outdoors in the direct sun for two days. This is to allow the ingredients to permeate the water.
To use, shake the container well and then pour or spray the solution on the plants you want to protect from rabbits.
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[riverflows]

Wow!!! I will have to try that! I'll make a big cat of it!!! Now to find some garlic ..