Rabbits drop their fertilizer directly on or around perennials, trees and shrubs, and I’ve never encountered any burning. Rabbit manure, while being rich in nutrients, is a slow-release organic ...

But human encroachment and loss of zacaton to livestock grazing and burning for pasture are ensuring these little rabbits have nowhere to go.

In Fielding Questions, Don Kinzler also shares the best time and method for cleaning out perennial garden beds.