So,

My heirloom Black Krim tomato seedlings I planted in early January in
pots for future transplant are strangely withering. It's a mystery, no
fungus, enough water but not too much, why why why????

Until I catch my siamese spraying them. They are evil, why do we allow
them into the house? G

On the plus side, we've been enjoying an abundance of chard. I love the
stuff and it's one of those "bulletproof" winter plants. I've had poor
luck with lettuce, spinach and brassicas because they bolt during our
extended winter warm spells, but I can always count on chard. It
tolerates the heat, doesn't care about 22F freezes, and grows like a
weed.
--
Mike Harris
Austin, TX
"If the thread starts with 'I'm wondering about...' and nine posts later
ends with 'shut up fag,' you must be on usenet."

harriswest wrote:
So,

My heirloom Black Krim tomato seedlings I planted in early January in
pots for future transplant are strangely withering. It's a mystery, no
fungus, enough water but not too much, why why why????

Until I catch my siamese spraying them. They are evil, why do we allow
them into the house? G

On the plus side, we've been enjoying an abundance of chard. I love the
stuff and it's one of those "bulletproof" winter plants. I've had poor
luck with lettuce, spinach and brassicas because they bolt during our
extended winter warm spells, but I can always count on chard. It
tolerates the heat, doesn't care about 22F freezes, and grows like a
weed.


Do you think that your cat knows where the chard is?

;-)

jOhN wrote:

harriswest wrote:
So,

My heirloom Black Krim tomato seedlings I planted in early January in
pots for future transplant are strangely withering. It's a mystery, no
fungus, enough water but not too much, why why why????

Until I catch my siamese spraying them. They are evil, why do we allow
them into the house? G

On the plus side, we've been enjoying an abundance of chard. I love the
stuff and it's one of those "bulletproof" winter plants. I've had poor
luck with lettuce, spinach and brassicas because they bolt during our
extended winter warm spells, but I can always count on chard. It
tolerates the heat, doesn't care about 22F freezes, and grows like a
weed.

Do you think that your cat knows where the chard is?

;-)

Erg. No, he's excluded from the chard by a fence. Whiz on the greens
or loaves in the root vegetables are unacceptable, from a hygiene
standpoint if nothing else.

The seedlings were in an area he could get to; I didn't figure it to be
an issue and now out of two dozen plants I have one survivor.
--
Mike Harris
Austin, TX

Do you think that your cat knows where the chard is?

;-)

Erg. No, he's excluded from the chard by a fence. Whiz on the
greens or loaves in the root vegetables are unacceptable, from a
hygiene standpoint if nothing else.

The seedlings were in an area he could get to; I didn't figure it
to be an issue and now out of two dozen plants I have one survivor.

Kind of makes you want to stuff a cork in it, doesn't it....I'm about ready
to hobble my bassett-weiner. Looks like she's trying to dig up the entire
back yard. :/

In article ,
"Cindy" wrote:

Do you think that your cat knows where the chard is?

;-)

Erg. No, he's excluded from the chard by a fence. Whiz on the
greens or loaves in the root vegetables are unacceptable, from a
hygiene standpoint if nothing else.

The seedlings were in an area he could get to; I didn't figure it
to be an issue and now out of two dozen plants I have one survivor.

Kind of makes you want to stuff a cork in it, doesn't it....I'm about ready
to hobble my bassett-weiner. Looks like she's trying to dig up the entire
back yard. :/





Kennell.

HTH? :-)
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harriswest wrote:
Until I catch my siamese spraying them. They are evil, why do we allow
them into the house? G

Because they are awesome critters...

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Kind of makes you want to stuff a cork in it, doesn't it....I'm
about ready to hobble my bassett-weiner. Looks like she's trying
to dig up the entire back yard. :/


Kennell.

HTH? :-)

Hehe. Well, not really.
One thing I do is try to make use of the holes. If they're in a good spot,
I plant a tree/shrub there. And I fill them with dog poop. And I need to
kill off the fire ants. The dogs seem to dig where the ants are
underground.


Cindy

We have a stray living out back. I see it every day drinking from the
pond. I feel terrible for the poor guy. I saw him spraying today, so
I know he's a boy. I can't have him living back there, but what to
do? I wonder if he's lost.

On Sun, 26 Feb 2006 03:22:42 GMT, harriswest
wrote:

So,

My heirloom Black Krim tomato seedlings I planted in early January in
pots for future transplant are strangely withering. It's a mystery, no
fungus, enough water but not too much, why why why????

Until I catch my siamese spraying them. They are evil, why do we allow
them into the house? G

On the plus side, we've been enjoying an abundance of chard. I love the
stuff and it's one of those "bulletproof" winter plants. I've had poor
luck with lettuce, spinach and brassicas because they bolt during our
extended winter warm spells, but I can always count on chard. It
tolerates the heat, doesn't care about 22F freezes, and grows like a
weed.

Jangchub wrote:

We have a stray living out back. I see it every day drinking from the
pond. I feel terrible for the poor guy. I saw him spraying today, so
I know he's a boy. I can't have him living back there, but what to
do? I wonder if he's lost.

Cats don't really get lost.

Get in touch with these folks; they may be able to give you some advice:

http://www.animaltrustees.org/
--
Mike Harris
Austin, TX

On Tue, 28 Feb 2006 04:53:59 GMT, harriswest
wrote:

Jangchub wrote:

We have a stray living out back. I see it every day drinking from the
pond. I feel terrible for the poor guy. I saw him spraying today, so
I know he's a boy. I can't have him living back there, but what to
do? I wonder if he's lost.

Cats don't really get lost.

Get in touch with these folks; they may be able to give you some advice:

http://www.animaltrustees.org/

Thanks, I will call them. However, who told you cats really don't get
lost? Of course they do, and its always the idiot owner who it
happens to. Cats should not be allowed to roam all over. Especially
un-spayed or un-neutered. There are laws on the books preventing
people from letting their cats from roaming all over the place.

"Jangchub" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 28 Feb 2006 04:53:59 GMT, harriswest
wrote:

Jangchub wrote:

We have a stray living out back. I see it every day drinking from the
pond. I feel terrible for the poor guy. I saw him spraying today, so
I know he's a boy. I can't have him living back there, but what to
do? I wonder if he's lost.

Cats don't really get lost.

Get in touch with these folks; they may be able to give you some advice:

http://www.animaltrustees.org/

Thanks, I will call them. However, who told you cats really don't get
lost? Of course they do, and its always the idiot owner who it
happens to. Cats should not be allowed to roam all over. Especially
un-spayed or un-neutered. There are laws on the books preventing
people from letting their cats from roaming all over the place.

Jangchub,

Cats are territorial animals and as such don't get "lost" or "stray" as in
the manner of a dog. Most likely what you are seeing is a "feral" cat, a
domestic animal born wild - it's never had a "home" or an "owner" but is the
offspring of an abandoned housepet however many generations removed.

People should not dump unwanted cats or kittens, but once a feral population
is established the idea of anyone "allowing" them to roam is absurd. One
might just as well rail that 'possums or grackles not be "allowed to roam" -
there's laws against that, doggone it!!!! G

The animals you see in the "lost cat" posters haven't strayed from their
home territory - some fate has befallen them. Hit by a car, eaten by
predators, etc. In rare cases the animal has been taken in by someone or
brought to a shelter.

Because of their territorial nature you may not be successful in removing
your feral cat. The best way to control a feral population, say the
experts, is to capture, spay/neuter, notch an ear to indicate that
sterilization has been performed, and release the animal back to where it
was captured. Simply removing the cat will create a territorial "vacuum"
that will be filled by another feral cat.

If you really want to rid your yard of feral cats, get a cat of your own.
It will establish a territory around your house and keep ferals away. Of
course there will still be cat poop in your flower beds, but you can take
some consolation in the fact that at least it's *your* cat that's doing it!

For the record, I allow my cats outside but have a backyard that's fenced
"cat-proof" which they can't leave.

Mike Harris
Austin, TX

For the record, I allow my cats outside but have a backyard that's
fenced "cat-proof" which they can't leave.

Mike Harris
Austin, TX

How do you make a fence cat-proof?

Cindy

"Cindy" wrote in message
. com...

For the record, I allow my cats outside but have a backyard that's
fenced "cat-proof" which they can't leave.

Mike Harris
Austin, TX

How do you make a fence cat-proof?

Cindy

With great difficulty. G 8 feet tall, dense foliage on it to make it
difficulty to climb, areas without foliage either have electric fence wires
on it or overhanging, inward facing netting at top, trees near fence have a
ring of flashing around the trunk to prevent climbing.

Many of our ideas came from scaling down big cat enclosures at zoos. Of
course it took some trial and error at first but I haven't had an escape
in... well, why jinx myself? G

Mike Harris
Austin, TX

Cindy wrote:
How do you make a fence cat-proof?

http://www.purrfectfence.com/default.asp

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Cindy wrote:
For the record, I allow my cats outside but have a backyard that's
fenced "cat-proof" which they can't leave.

Mike Harris
Austin, TX


How do you make a fence cat-proof?

Cindy




I've seen folks (on the web) split PVC sewer pipe on one side end to end
and slip it over the top of their fence. This doesn't give the cat
anything to claw onto when they get to the top.