LIKE MOST NORTHERN GARDENERS, I have a healthy population of rabbits living in my neighborhood. But until recently, I thought my garden was somehow immune to them. I'd occasionally spot a few nibbles on a stray leaf, but as long as I caged my trees and shrubs for the winter, the damage was minimal. I've been brazenly growing uncaged vegetables for the past five years, oblivious to the impending attacks and frustrations to come. This year, it started with our tender beet seedlings, which the rabbits mowed completely to the ground. Next, it was the green beans, which they decapitated just below the first set of leaves, so we had to replant those too. After losing a large section of lettuce, we finally stopped believing that we somehow had a magical garden sanctuary, impervious to furry foes. We needed a plan.
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