George.com wrote:
"perigrine" wrote in message
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Hi,

I have just planted out some sweet corn seeds in a newly cultivated
patch of dirt and after watching one of my five cats closely have been
trying to work out how to keep her [them] from using the area as a
toilet - at least until the seedlings are big enough to handle
trespassers.

I thought about a lattice fence - decided they would jump over that.
Then thought of a chicken wire fence, but thought that would need a
'roof.' Thought of keeping the sprinkler nearby, to either keep the
soil damp or to turn on when one approached the area but then I would
have to watch it 24 hours a day.

Any other suggestions?


Sprinkle moth balls around the plants,of course you will have to
replace them as they melt from the rain.

Or,orange peel,i've also heard that if you have an old hose to spread
that between the plants,cats think it's a snake.
Hope this helps.

Von.













































































get some lazy cats. By this I mean the experience I have with my moggs. The
lazy shits don't actually bother digging a hole, they just poop on top of
the soil. If they do bother to try and cover it the 1/2 hearted scraping of
some soil invariably results in soil being relocated everywhere but on top
of the poop. Perhaps a more useful suggestion may be to set up a mound of
earth elsewhere for them to use. I put a load on soil in the corner of may
garden and the cats got used to going there.

rob