Cutworms and Rabbits
okoutdrsman
10 years ago
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Full StoryAlways thought it was kind of funny. Mostly frustrating. Every year starting about now cutworms and rabbits become my mortal enemy. Used to be only on newly worked ground, now it seems they're prevalent even on my 'oldest' sites.
All the research I've done suggests planting onions or other alliums. Wait a minute, it's my stinking onions they are eating. Some years I will have to replant 3-400, because of the pesky suckers.
Fencing will help with the rabbit problem, but then it's a pain trying to get the tiller in to work the ground.
I've sprayed thuricide, dusted with diatomaceous earth or sevin with little of no success on cutworms. Digging them out and killing them is affective, but by the time you see evidence and locate them, the plant has already suffered.
Wrapping the stems or trunks on other plants is highly affective, but I'm not thinking I'll be wrapping 1000+ onions. Besides I'd afraid it would trap too much moisture.
If any of you guys have other suggestions, I'm all ears!
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