Our fight against the garden rabbits continues, yesterday morning there were three in the vegetable patch and we knew we either had to get rid of them or lose the rest of our now depleted crop of cabbages. Cruel as it may seem the quickest way is to use the dogs and yesterday we had Shandy the mighty rabbit hunter and Bramble the daft labrador from coachman's cottage as our arsenal. Whilst Giles, Walter, Alyson and Nicky patrolled inside with sticks, I held the gate to ensure they didn't run under the netting. It wasn't long before rabbits were flying in all directions and maybe about ten minutes before Shandy made the first kill. Quickly making sure the unfortunate creature was dead it was thrown next to me on the grass and we all returned to the fray. Soon enough there was another scuffle in the place where I stood, having given it a good clout with my stick as it passed the dogs were soon on it and before they could devour it it joined the other on the grass beside me. The only problem was this poor thing wasn't dead and kept twitching and trying to get up, as the others were engaged with the last rabbit it was down to me to dispatch it, I didn't enjoy it but I also couldn't let it suffer so finished it quickly. Bunny number three followed thankfully leaving a pest free veg patch, and as Shandy claimed her prizes and took them off for burial, we stopped for a well earned tea break.
Things elsewhere in the garden are much calmer as we head towards August, one of the quietest months for a gardener, we will manage the weeds, dead head and mow until Autumn brings the harvest.
"Zucchinis terrific, like bunnies prolific!"
Anon
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