Use Chicken Wire Fencing: Install chicken wire with 1-inch mesh or smaller around your garden beds to keep rabbits out. Ensure that the wire is buried at least 6 inches below ground level to prevent digging.
Motion-Activated Sprinklers: Install motion-activated sprinklers in your garden to startle rabbits and deter them from entering.
Protect Individual Plants: Use chicken wire or plant cages to protect smaller plants. For larger shrubs and trees, use expandable trunk protectors to prevent rabbits from gnawing on the bark.
Include Rabbit-Resistant Plants: Plant species with strong scents that rabbits dislike, such as basil, garlic, rhubarb, hot peppers, spicy basil, and mint.
Remove Nesting Spots: Keep your garden free from overgrown and grassy areas, which are ideal nesting spots for rabbits.
Visual Deterrents: Place metal pinwheels, rubber snakes, owl statues, or strips of aluminum foil tied to twine in your garden to scare rabbits away.
Use Predator Scents: Collect dog and cat hair from a local groomer and place it around your garden to trick rabbits into thinking predators are nearby.
Homemade Repellent Spray: Make a homemade spray using cayenne pepper, garlic powder, liquid soap, and water, then spray it on plants rabbits usually nibble on.