eHow launches Android app: Get the best of eHow on the go.

How To

How to Keep Rabbits Out of Your Garden With Ivory Soap

Member
By Heather U.
User-Submitted Article
(54 Ratings)

There are a lot of methods to keep rabbits out of your garden, but this method is both easy to do and easy on the environment.

Difficulty: Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • 1 or 2 bars of Ivory soap
  • Grater
  • Resealable container

    How do Keep Rabbits Away from Garden With Ivory Soap

  1. Step 1

    Grate the bar of soap into a resealable container.

  2. Step 2

    Sprinkle lightly on and around the plant rabbits eat. This can be ornamental or edible plants.

  3. Step 3

    Reseal the unused portion for another application.

Tips & Warnings
  • After heavy rains, reapply the soap. Usually light rain will not impact the effectiveness.
  • Only use Ivory because it has very little impact on soil pH.
  • Be sure to wash your edible vegetation well before eating.

Comments  

Flag This Comment

on 11/23/2009 great advice! 5*

krking said

Flag This Comment

on 6/17/2008 you can buy all-natural soap flakes (just like Ivory used to make) at DwellSmart - www.dwellsmart.com/Soap-Flakes

presnick said

Flag This Comment

on 4/5/2008 Our back yard has more rabbits than weeds. Definitely worth a try!

Post a Comment

Post a Comment
  • Have you done this? Click here to let us know.
I Did This

Related Ads

Home & Garden
Ruby Bayan,

Meet Ruby Bayan eHow's Home & Garden Expert.

Get Free Home & Garden Newsletters

Copyright © 1999-2009 eHow, Inc. Use of this web site constitutes acceptance of the eHow Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.   en-US Portions of this page are modifications based on work created and shared by Google and used according to terms described in the Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License.

eHow Home and Garden
eHow_eHow Home and Garden