You'd think the dogs would help out here but they seem more intent on finding skunks this year than rabbits, you'll remember I noted that our lab had found a skunk a few months ago. Well, she's a slow learner in the dark - she's now found three skunks and no rabbits. All the researching in the world leaves me with the only foolproof option - to fence off my garden. I was fantasizing about something three feet tall, buried in the ground about a foot with laser controlled, night-sight machine gun turrets on the corners. Reality set in and there is no way that I can fence in our front garden to make it rabbit proof.
Male urine is an excellent predator smell.
Squirrels and chipmunks are another problem that I've heard gardeners complain about this year. I discovered last fall that the American White House staff actually feed their squirrel population because if they don't, the squirrels devour all the flowers. Feeding the squirrels keeps them away from the flowers. As it turns out, these rodents are territorial and will fight to keep their own territory free from competitors. She finds if she lets them eat there, they do not bother the more expensive bird seed and feeder nor do they eat her flowers.