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Cats - ongoing problem
il Fri, 12 Mar 2004 02:33:11 -0600, Katra ha scritto:
In article , "Loki" wrote: il Wed, 10 Mar 2004 23:27:31 -0600, Katra ha scritto: I use white vinegar to totally and permanently eradicate the odor of cat spray, but I'm not sure that that is a viable solution to your problem. ;-) Best bet is time and sunshine and to totally eliminate the problem, fence the yard and get a dog. Or if that is not an option, plant a large patch of catnip nearby, (it's a mint so grows easily and spreads) to attract the cats away from the main garden. Good luck! Even better, plant the mint in the neighbours' gardens, :-) I'll have to do that myself Good idea. G Herbs are available right now at Wal-Mart. I even found some catnip there! I have the same problem, so I will try that white vinegar too. I've found the smell takes weeks to go and who wants to eat urinated greens anyway? I wonder if a mild vinegar/water solution would harm the plants? Presently I'm thinking a physical barrier is the only way to be sure. If you don't want to put up a full fence, a low hotwire will probably do, and it's harmless and not unsightly. Tractor supply carries kits. This also tends to keep rabbits and squirrels out of the garden. Picture a cat spraying on a hotwire! eg Hmm an electric fence, sounds sneaky. I like it. :-)) Ok, prolly not funny and I'm a cat lover too, but I DO get sick of cat spray from neighbors cats that should NOT be running loose. This being Texas, with alkaline water and soil from limestone, a little acidity added to the soil probably won't hurt. Just be careful! Perhaps I should mention I live 10,000 miles away in New Zealand, so the soil of Texas is a bit faaaaaar away. ;-) Our soil is more volcanic in nature. I was more concerned about the plants I sprayed. We're just entering autumn too. I've just realised the mint may not grow over winter (darn it). -- Cheers, Loki [ Brevity is the soul of wit. W.Shakespeare ] |
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One more thing....
Do you have Boxwood shrubs nearby? Boxwood smells like cat urine and at certain times of the year, it's *very* potent! We took two down at our house b/c our entire entryway (inside the house) *reeked* of what seemed like cat urine, but once the Boxwood shrubs were gone, so was the smell! They were seriously neglected anyway, so it was a double-blessing! (Just bought our neglected house a little over a year ago.) Just thought I'd mention it....... If you're having any trouble w/deer or rabbits, I found a solution to that as well...... Take old margarine containers - any size will work - (w/the lids) and poke small holes (w/an ice pick) around the top rim of the container the whole way around (*slightly* below). Fill container w/mothballs (or the flakes - whichever you prefer) and be sure to put the lid (w/NO holes) back on. Set these around the perimeter of your garden edge (about 10' apart) and rodent-type critters will NOT bother the garden anymore, plus, because it's a "sealed" system and only the smell escapes, there's nothing to harm the soil or your veggies - and b/c the lid is on there (again w/NO holes), no rainwater can get in either. You may want to gently shake each one like once a month (to keep the smell fresh) and check to make certain the containers remain full - the moth balls slowly disintegrate over time. I did this w/my family's garden at my grandmother's and her back lot is overrun w/rabbits, but they not once bothered the garden after setting those out! They'd sit down there and look up at it, but *nothing* got munched on - not even the lettuce! However, birds snipping things off was a major problem to the seedlings for quite a few weeks - esp. the sweet pepper plants! ggggggggrrrrrrrrrr Hope that helps, Nicole "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 |
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"Loki" wrote: il Fri, 12 Mar 2004 02:33:11 -0600, Katra ha scritto: If you don't want to put up a full fence, a low hotwire will probably do, and it's harmless and not unsightly. Tractor supply carries kits. This also tends to keep rabbits and squirrels out of the garden. Picture a cat spraying on a hotwire! eg Hmm an electric fence, sounds sneaky. I like it. :-)) Cheap too. 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. Animals learn rather quickly to avoid the wire and the associated area, and the teaching is dissasociated from the human, so I consider them to be a humane training tool. They just sting. Ok, prolly not funny and I'm a cat lover too, but I DO get sick of cat spray from neighbors cats that should NOT be running loose. This being Texas, with alkaline water and soil from limestone, a little acidity added to the soil probably won't hurt. Just be careful! Perhaps I should mention I live 10,000 miles away in New Zealand, so the soil of Texas is a bit faaaaaar away. ;-) Our soil is more volcanic in nature. I was more concerned about the plants I sprayed. We're just entering autumn too. I've just realised the mint may not grow over winter (darn it). Mint is a tough plant, but I still cover my catmint patch with sheets over the winter to protect it. It's a perrenial. How cold does it get there? K. -- Sprout the Mung Bean to reply... ,,Cat's Haven Hobby Farm,,Katraatcenturyteldotnet,, http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...user id=katra |
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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. -- Waldo *** Is This A Dead Parrot I See Before Me *** To respond through email remove removespam |
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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. -- Waldo *** Is This A Dead Parrot I See Before Me *** To respond through email remove removespam |
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il Sat, 13 Mar 2004 09:07:41 -0600, Katra ha scritto:
In article , Hmm an electric fence, sounds sneaky. I like it. :-)) Cheap too. That may be a relative concept ;-) 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. Animals learn rather quickly to avoid the wire and the associated area, and the teaching is dissasociated from the human, so I consider them to be a humane training tool. They just sting. I hate the feel of them myself. shudder Perhaps I should mention I live 10,000 miles away in New Zealand, so the soil of Texas is a bit faaaaaar away. ;-) Our soil is more volcanic in nature. I was more concerned about the plants I sprayed. We're just entering autumn too. I've just realised the mint may not grow over winter (darn it). Mint is a tough plant, but I still cover my catmint patch with sheets over the winter to protect it. It's a perrenial. How cold does it get there? We get several degree frosts but maybe it was the cat that killed it as well. In that case I'll try again and give it more time to grow beofre subjecting it to the cats rolling. -- Cheers, Loki [ Brevity is the soul of wit. W.Shakespeare ] |
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il Sat, 13 Mar 2004 09:07:41 -0600, Katra ha scritto:
In article , Hmm an electric fence, sounds sneaky. I like it. :-)) Cheap too. That may be a relative concept ;-) 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. Animals learn rather quickly to avoid the wire and the associated area, and the teaching is dissasociated from the human, so I consider them to be a humane training tool. They just sting. I hate the feel of them myself. shudder Perhaps I should mention I live 10,000 miles away in New Zealand, so the soil of Texas is a bit faaaaaar away. ;-) Our soil is more volcanic in nature. I was more concerned about the plants I sprayed. We're just entering autumn too. I've just realised the mint may not grow over winter (darn it). Mint is a tough plant, but I still cover my catmint patch with sheets over the winter to protect it. It's a perrenial. How cold does it get there? We get several degree frosts but maybe it was the cat that killed it as well. In that case I'll try again and give it more time to grow beofre subjecting it to the cats rolling. -- Cheers, Loki [ Brevity is the soul of wit. W.Shakespeare ] |
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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. Asshole. K. -- Sprout the Mung Bean to reply... ,,Cat's Haven Hobby Farm,,Katraatcenturyteldotnet,, http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...user id=katra |
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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. Asshole. K. -- Sprout the Mung Bean to reply... ,,Cat's Haven Hobby Farm,,Katraatcenturyteldotnet,, http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...user id=katra |
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"Loki" wrote: Perhaps I should mention I live 10,000 miles away in New Zealand, so the soil of Texas is a bit faaaaaar away. ;-) Our soil is more volcanic in nature. I was more concerned about the plants I sprayed. We're just entering autumn too. I've just realised the mint may not grow over winter (darn it). Mint is a tough plant, but I still cover my catmint patch with sheets over the winter to protect it. It's a perrenial. How cold does it get there? We get several degree frosts but maybe it was the cat that killed it as well. In that case I'll try again and give it more time to grow beofre subjecting it to the cats rolling. You could put a chicken wire cage around the main part of the root system and let the leaves grow thru it. That way the cat could roll to it's hearts content and protect the main plant. :-) K. -- Sprout the Mung Bean to reply... ,,Cat's Haven Hobby Farm,,Katraatcenturyteldotnet,, http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...user id=katra |
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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. Asshole. K. -- Sprout the Mung Bean to reply... ,,Cat's Haven Hobby Farm,,Katraatcenturyteldotnet,, http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...user id=katra |
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In article ,
"Loki" wrote: Perhaps I should mention I live 10,000 miles away in New Zealand, so the soil of Texas is a bit faaaaaar away. ;-) Our soil is more volcanic in nature. I was more concerned about the plants I sprayed. We're just entering autumn too. I've just realised the mint may not grow over winter (darn it). Mint is a tough plant, but I still cover my catmint patch with sheets over the winter to protect it. It's a perrenial. How cold does it get there? We get several degree frosts but maybe it was the cat that killed it as well. In that case I'll try again and give it more time to grow beofre subjecting it to the cats rolling. You could put a chicken wire cage around the main part of the root system and let the leaves grow thru it. That way the cat could roll to it's hearts content and protect the main plant. :-) K. -- Sprout the Mung Bean to reply... ,,Cat's Haven Hobby Farm,,Katraatcenturyteldotnet,, http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...user id=katra |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 ] |
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