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Old 06-03-2008, 06:06 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Bob Hobden Bob Hobden is offline
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Default ScareCrows etc ..


"T i m" wrote ((snip))
Fed up with having walk across the rough lawn down to the compost bin
like it was a minefield (and sometimes getting it wrong) and until I
can breed my own 'cat hawk' g I've decided to look into cat
repellents again. I thought I'd give one of the automatic vermin
sensing water sprinkler jobbies, like the Scarecrow a go?

http://tinyurl.com/mgejz

There are other makes and models out there so does anyone have any
recommendations re what model please? What have you got, how well does
it work etc?


The water pistol/movement detector things do work but they will hit anything
that moves, including you and yours and any local wildlife.

Two things...

Are you sure it is cats poo, I've never found it usually too smelly but
foxes certainly is.

Having lost all our sweetcorn and peas to mice/rats last year we would love
some cats on our allotment site, had 27 on the last one and no trouble with
rodents at all just a little poo occasionally. Be warned, they may be coming
into your garden for a reason.

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Regards
Bob Hobden
17mls W. of London.UK