Do many people garden in Raleigh?

[Poggly Woggly]

Originally Posted by TBonzie

This is my first year with my very small garden. Each year I get a new pest. This year's is a rabbit. The little $#@! has eaten my marigolds (so much for them being a deterrent) and last night it ate one of my thriving pepper plants. I rent so can't put in big fences or even do raised gardens.



What will honestly deter them? I've looked around online and the choices seem to be either stuff found at Amazon or at small companies (all with at least 40% bad ratings as in "does not work"), or organic stuff/home remedies that don't seem to work either.


Thanks for any help.

A fence is the best way. There are inexpensive plastic mesh fences or netting about 24” high that should keep them out. It wouldn’t be permanent if it were permitted by the landlord. Just stake it out around the garden.

I’ve heard of liquid rabbit barriers you pour or spray around the garden, but I’ve never used it.

[HatchChile]

Can you grow succulents in Durham? I would LOVE to have a couple of agave trees... and generally just xeriscape, if possible. That's something I love about Denver, Austin, and Santa-Fe.... but I guess that might be really hard in a non-arid climate?

if not, that's fine too. I recently found out that you can grow fig trees there.. and I am beyond happy. Picking figs and peaches is one of the happiest memories from my childhood, so I always wanted to grow them.

[HatchChile]

This article is 10 years old, but apparently, xeriscaping is encouraged in NC to conserve water. I'll have to check out the Botanical Gardens to see if they offer any classes on doing it right.

https://indyweek.com/guides/archives...d-xeriscaping/