Ask Burton: This week, we’re discussing how to deal with rascally rabbits! Q: I have planted a bed of pansies for the Fall and winter, and last year, the rabbits thought it was an all-you-can-eat buffet! How can I keep the flowers in my beds from becoming rabbit food?

A: Rabbits can cause small amounts of trouble year-round but love pansies. Thankfully, we can help.

We recommend Rabbit Scram to scare the critters away. Apply an eighteen- to twenty-four-inch-wide band in front of all your flowerbeds, or a light dusting across the whole bed’s area. Rabbit Scram is made with meat meal, blood meal, pepper meal and garlic. The meat and blood meals will make most small critters think there’s a big bad something in the area that would like to invite them to dinner, and the pepper and garlic will discourage local dogs and cats from rolling around in the blood smell. Reapply monthly in areas of severe rabbit damage, or after a heavy rainstorm. Light to moderate rainfall and your normal irrigation will not make the product ineffective.