Cats - ongoing problem
 

il Sun, 14 Mar 2004 11:55:00 GMT, Frogleg ha scritto:

On Thu, 11 Mar 2004 18:34:16 -0500, "Ray Drouillard"
wrote:


"Kae Verens" wrote in message
...
Ray Drouillard wrote:
I have never heard of cats causing a problem in a garden. Generally
speaking, cats aren't fond of vegetables.

but they /are/ fond of freshly dug and raked plots.

Then, give them their own sandbox.

This has been suggested by an animal behaviorist, but then you've got
a cat-box to clean. Although if the objection is to the digging, at
least that can be kept localized. Objectionable smells (to cats)
include citrus and eucalyptus, so sprays with these oils may be a
deterrent. Some have had success with various herbs -- one person
reported pruning a rosemary bush and tossing the trimmings in the
garden and cats stayed away.

I did find some success with African thornbush prunings. But hell
when trying to weed. :-)
--
Cheers,
Loki [ Brevity is the soul of wit. W.Shakespeare ]

Cats - ongoing problem
 

il Sun, 14 Mar 2004 11:55:00 GMT, Frogleg ha scritto:

On Thu, 11 Mar 2004 18:34:16 -0500, "Ray Drouillard"
wrote:


"Kae Verens" wrote in message
...
Ray Drouillard wrote:
I have never heard of cats causing a problem in a garden. Generally
speaking, cats aren't fond of vegetables.

but they /are/ fond of freshly dug and raked plots.

Then, give them their own sandbox.

This has been suggested by an animal behaviorist, but then you've got
a cat-box to clean. Although if the objection is to the digging, at
least that can be kept localized. Objectionable smells (to cats)
include citrus and eucalyptus, so sprays with these oils may be a
deterrent. Some have had success with various herbs -- one person
reported pruning a rosemary bush and tossing the trimmings in the
garden and cats stayed away.

I did find some success with African thornbush prunings. But hell
when trying to weed. :-)
--
Cheers,
Loki [ Brevity is the soul of wit. W.Shakespeare ]

Cats - ongoing problem
 

il Sun, 14 Mar 2004 11:55:00 GMT, Frogleg ha scritto:

On Thu, 11 Mar 2004 18:34:16 -0500, "Ray Drouillard"
wrote:


"Kae Verens" wrote in message
...
Ray Drouillard wrote:
I have never heard of cats causing a problem in a garden. Generally
speaking, cats aren't fond of vegetables.

but they /are/ fond of freshly dug and raked plots.

Then, give them their own sandbox.

This has been suggested by an animal behaviorist, but then you've got
a cat-box to clean. Although if the objection is to the digging, at
least that can be kept localized. Objectionable smells (to cats)
include citrus and eucalyptus, so sprays with these oils may be a
deterrent. Some have had success with various herbs -- one person
reported pruning a rosemary bush and tossing the trimmings in the
garden and cats stayed away.

I did find some success with African thornbush prunings. But hell
when trying to weed. :-)
--
Cheers,
Loki [ Brevity is the soul of wit. W.Shakespeare ]

Cats - ongoing problem
 

Thanks so much for all the great advice. I'll be tring several of them
---I'll also be looking into the "Boxwood Connection".

Thanks again. You guys are the greatest!!

All the best,
Mark




"Ray Drouillard" wrote in news:c2pots$20ai2m$1
@ID-193109.news.uni-berlin.de:


"Mark Thompson" wrote in message
.. .
I followed several articles in this group the last couple of years
dealing
with cats and how to keep them out of vegetable gardens.

We finally were able to get rid of our 'feline friends' from our
vegetable
garden (more from luck than anything else?)but they're still leaving
their
spray in the rest of the garden. We've tried everything to get them
out of
our garden - no luck.

Instead of continuing on this useless quest we're now looking into
ways of
negating the smell of cat urine. Does anyone know of any ways to
neautralize this smell?

Any information will be greatly appreciated and used!! The wife
planted
lavender, we've used citrus sprays.....any other ideas?

Thanks in advance.

Gratefully yours,
Mark Thompson



I have never heard of cats causing a problem in a garden. Generally
speaking, cats aren't fond of vegetables.

You might want to try planting something cats dislike, like citronella,
among your other plants. Or, maybe they want their own garden. Plant
some catnip somewhere else :-)


Ray

Cats - ongoing problem
 

Thanks so much for all the great advice. I'll be tring several of them
---I'll also be looking into the "Boxwood Connection".

Thanks again. You guys are the greatest!!

All the best,
Mark




"Ray Drouillard" wrote in news:c2pots$20ai2m$1
@ID-193109.news.uni-berlin.de:


"Mark Thompson" wrote in message
.. .
I followed several articles in this group the last couple of years
dealing
with cats and how to keep them out of vegetable gardens.

We finally were able to get rid of our 'feline friends' from our
vegetable
garden (more from luck than anything else?)but they're still leaving
their
spray in the rest of the garden. We've tried everything to get them
out of
our garden - no luck.

Instead of continuing on this useless quest we're now looking into
ways of
negating the smell of cat urine. Does anyone know of any ways to
neautralize this smell?

Any information will be greatly appreciated and used!! The wife
planted
lavender, we've used citrus sprays.....any other ideas?

Thanks in advance.

Gratefully yours,
Mark Thompson



I have never heard of cats causing a problem in a garden. Generally
speaking, cats aren't fond of vegetables.

You might want to try planting something cats dislike, like citronella,
among your other plants. Or, maybe they want their own garden. Plant
some catnip somewhere else :-)


Ray

Cats - ongoing problem
 

In article ,
Mark Thompson wrote:

Thanks so much for all the great advice. I'll be tring several of them
---I'll also be looking into the "Boxwood Connection".

Thanks again. You guys are the greatest!!

All the best,
Mark


Cheers! :-)

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Cats - ongoing problem
 

Katra surprised us with

In article ,
Waldo Centini wrote:

Katra surprised us with

Low electric fences are grossly underestimated in their effectiveness...
My border collie was destroying my fence as she leaped up on it racing
cars, and I was terrified she was going to accidently go _over_ the
fence and get hit. I live on a busy street! We strung a low, double
hotwire, one at 6" and one at 18".

Problem solved. Instantly.

I would put a 220Volt wire down.

Problem solved. Permanently.

Uh, I happen to love my dog...
I did it for her safety.

I'm sorry, I misunderstood. I thought it was meant to keep those bloody cats
OUT, instead of your dog IN.

As for cats: fry 'em!

Asshole.

****ant!

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Cats - ongoing problem
 

Katra surprised us with

In article ,
Waldo Centini wrote:

Katra surprised us with

Low electric fences are grossly underestimated in their effectiveness...
My border collie was destroying my fence as she leaped up on it racing
cars, and I was terrified she was going to accidently go _over_ the
fence and get hit. I live on a busy street! We strung a low, double
hotwire, one at 6" and one at 18".

Problem solved. Instantly.

I would put a 220Volt wire down.

Problem solved. Permanently.

Uh, I happen to love my dog...
I did it for her safety.

I'm sorry, I misunderstood. I thought it was meant to keep those bloody cats
OUT, instead of your dog IN.

As for cats: fry 'em!

Asshole.

****ant!

--
Waldo


*** Is This A Dead Parrot I See Before Me ***
To respond through email remove removespam

Cats - ongoing problem
 

Katra surprised us with

In article ,
Waldo Centini wrote:

Katra surprised us with

Low electric fences are grossly underestimated in their effectiveness...
My border collie was destroying my fence as she leaped up on it racing
cars, and I was terrified she was going to accidently go _over_ the
fence and get hit. I live on a busy street! We strung a low, double
hotwire, one at 6" and one at 18".

Problem solved. Instantly.

I would put a 220Volt wire down.

Problem solved. Permanently.

Uh, I happen to love my dog...
I did it for her safety.

I'm sorry, I misunderstood. I thought it was meant to keep those bloody cats
OUT, instead of your dog IN.

As for cats: fry 'em!

Asshole.

****ant!

--
Waldo


*** Is This A Dead Parrot I See Before Me ***
To respond through email remove removespam

Cats - ongoing problem
 

Katra surprised us with

In article ,
Waldo Centini wrote:

Katra surprised us with

Low electric fences are grossly underestimated in their effectiveness...
My border collie was destroying my fence as she leaped up on it racing
cars, and I was terrified she was going to accidently go _over_ the
fence and get hit. I live on a busy street! We strung a low, double
hotwire, one at 6" and one at 18".

Problem solved. Instantly.

I would put a 220Volt wire down.

Problem solved. Permanently.

Uh, I happen to love my dog...
I did it for her safety.

I'm sorry, I misunderstood. I thought it was meant to keep those bloody cats
OUT, instead of your dog IN.

As for cats: fry 'em!

Asshole.

****ant!

--
Waldo


*** Is This A Dead Parrot I See Before Me ***
To respond through email remove removespam

Cats - ongoing problem
 

Katra surprised us with

In article ,
Waldo Centini wrote:

Katra surprised us with

Low electric fences are grossly underestimated in their effectiveness...
My border collie was destroying my fence as she leaped up on it racing
cars, and I was terrified she was going to accidently go _over_ the
fence and get hit. I live on a busy street! We strung a low, double
hotwire, one at 6" and one at 18".

Problem solved. Instantly.

I would put a 220Volt wire down.

Problem solved. Permanently.

Uh, I happen to love my dog...
I did it for her safety.

I'm sorry, I misunderstood. I thought it was meant to keep those bloody cats
OUT, instead of your dog IN.

As for cats: fry 'em!

Asshole.

****ant!

--
Waldo


*** Is This A Dead Parrot I See Before Me ***
To respond through email remove removespam

Cats - ongoing problem
 

Katra surprised us with

In article ,
Waldo Centini wrote:

Katra surprised us with

Low electric fences are grossly underestimated in their effectiveness...
My border collie was destroying my fence as she leaped up on it racing
cars, and I was terrified she was going to accidently go _over_ the
fence and get hit. I live on a busy street! We strung a low, double
hotwire, one at 6" and one at 18".

Problem solved. Instantly.

I would put a 220Volt wire down.

Problem solved. Permanently.

Uh, I happen to love my dog...
I did it for her safety.

I'm sorry, I misunderstood. I thought it was meant to keep those bloody cats
OUT, instead of your dog IN.

As for cats: fry 'em!

Asshole.

****ant!

--
Waldo


*** Is This A Dead Parrot I See Before Me ***
To respond through email remove removespam

Cats - ongoing problem
 

One harmless method to help with the cat problem is to put citrus peels in the
garden. Cats hate the smell, and the peels are harmless, and can just be turned
under as mulch. Hubby loves grapefruit, so we just save the rinds and cut them
into strips to toss into the mulch between plants in the summer. (We mulch with
the blossoms and flower pods from a magnolia in front of the house, mixed with
commercial shredded pine mulch)

I do this, and have a catnip patch at one end of my raised bed - both stopped
the loose soil from being a giant litter box. We also have ornamental onions
and raspberries at the opposite end, and the raspberry thorns have certainly
slowed the cat traffic that was tolerant of the onions. Cats will not dig
anywhere near the onions, but, because they flower in late spring and die back
until fall, I can still plant my tomatoes and peppers for a summer crop!
-=epm=-

In matters of truth and justice,
there is no difference between large and small problems,
for issues concerning the treatment of people are all the same.
- Albert Einstein

Cats - ongoing problem
 

One harmless method to help with the cat problem is to put citrus peels in the
garden. Cats hate the smell, and the peels are harmless, and can just be turned
under as mulch. Hubby loves grapefruit, so we just save the rinds and cut them
into strips to toss into the mulch between plants in the summer. (We mulch with
the blossoms and flower pods from a magnolia in front of the house, mixed with
commercial shredded pine mulch)

I do this, and have a catnip patch at one end of my raised bed - both stopped
the loose soil from being a giant litter box. We also have ornamental onions
and raspberries at the opposite end, and the raspberry thorns have certainly
slowed the cat traffic that was tolerant of the onions. Cats will not dig
anywhere near the onions, but, because they flower in late spring and die back
until fall, I can still plant my tomatoes and peppers for a summer crop!
-=epm=-

In matters of truth and justice,
there is no difference between large and small problems,
for issues concerning the treatment of people are all the same.
- Albert Einstein

Cats - ongoing problem
 

il 18 Mar 2004 14:43:15 GMT, (EvelynMcH) ha
scritto:

One harmless method to help with the cat problem is to put citrus peels in the
garden. Cats hate the smell, and the peels are harmless, and can just be turned
under as mulch. Hubby loves grapefruit, so we just save the rinds and cut them
into strips to toss into the mulch between plants in the summer. (We mulch with
the blossoms and flower pods from a magnolia in front of the house, mixed with
commercial shredded pine mulch)

I do this, and have a catnip patch at one end of my raised bed - both stopped
the loose soil from being a giant litter box. We also have ornamental onions
and raspberries at the opposite end, and the raspberry thorns have certainly
slowed the cat traffic that was tolerant of the onions. Cats will not dig
anywhere near the onions, but, because they flower in late spring and die back
until fall, I can still plant my tomatoes and peppers for a summer crop!
-=epm=-

The citrus peel sounds do-able, At present I have started one carton
with a mothball in it and since I was weeding, I laid the leaves of a
nice prickly thistle along the garden edge. I will have to think of
something for the back fence that they use as a thruway.
--
Cheers,
Loki [ Brevity is the soul of wit. W.Shakespeare ]