On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 14:28:24 -0000, "Martin Sykes"
wrote:

Not wishing to reopen one of the perennial favourites in urg but...

A couple of months ago, I finally got round to cutting back the herbs in my
herb patch - rosmary, thyme, sage, lavender etc. Being lazy and my compost
bins being full, I just threw it all on my other veg beds for the worms to
deal with. Anyway, since then the neighbours cats haven't done their
business on my veg beds once!

It looks neater than the big prickly sticks and smells *a lot* nicer than
renardine.

According to some, cats are repelled by certain odors. Citrus and
eucalyptus oils are supposed to be deterrents. Of course, cats' like
humans' tastes vary.

On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 14:28:24 -0000, "Martin Sykes"
wrote:

Not wishing to reopen one of the perennial favourites in urg but...

A couple of months ago, I finally got round to cutting back the herbs in my
herb patch - rosmary, thyme, sage, lavender etc. Being lazy and my compost
bins being full, I just threw it all on my other veg beds for the worms to
deal with. Anyway, since then the neighbours cats haven't done their
business on my veg beds once!

It looks neater than the big prickly sticks and smells *a lot* nicer than
renardine.

According to some, cats are repelled by certain odors. Citrus and
eucalyptus oils are supposed to be deterrents. Of course, cats' like
humans' tastes vary.

On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 14:28:24 -0000, "Martin Sykes"
wrote:

Not wishing to reopen one of the perennial favourites in urg but...

A couple of months ago, I finally got round to cutting back the herbs in my
herb patch - rosmary, thyme, sage, lavender etc. Being lazy and my compost
bins being full, I just threw it all on my other veg beds for the worms to
deal with. Anyway, since then the neighbours cats haven't done their
business on my veg beds once!

It looks neater than the big prickly sticks and smells *a lot* nicer than
renardine.

According to some, cats are repelled by certain odors. Citrus and
eucalyptus oils are supposed to be deterrents. Of course, cats' like
humans' tastes vary.

On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 14:28:24 -0000, "Martin Sykes"
wrote:

Not wishing to reopen one of the perennial favourites in urg but...

A couple of months ago, I finally got round to cutting back the herbs in my
herb patch - rosmary, thyme, sage, lavender etc. Being lazy and my compost
bins being full, I just threw it all on my other veg beds for the worms to
deal with. Anyway, since then the neighbours cats haven't done their
business on my veg beds once!

It looks neater than the big prickly sticks and smells *a lot* nicer than
renardine.

According to some, cats are repelled by certain odors. Citrus and
eucalyptus oils are supposed to be deterrents. Of course, cats' like
humans' tastes vary.

The message
from Frogleg contains these words:
On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 14:28:24 -0000, "Martin Sykes"
wrote:

Not wishing to reopen one of the perennial favourites in urg but...

A couple of months ago, I finally got round to cutting back the herbs in my
herb patch - rosmary, thyme, sage, lavender etc. Being lazy and my compost
bins being full, I just threw it all on my other veg beds for the worms to
deal with. Anyway, since then the neighbours cats haven't done their
business on my veg beds once!

It looks neater than the big prickly sticks and smells *a lot* nicer than
renardine.

According to some, cats are repelled by certain odors. Citrus and
eucalyptus oils are supposed to be deterrents. Of course, cats' like
humans' tastes vary.

Aluminium ammonium sulphate sprinkled on the soil is distasteful to
cats, and breaks down (eventually) into useful fertiliser.

--
Rusty
Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar.
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/

On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 14:28:24 -0000, "Martin Sykes"
wrote:

Not wishing to reopen one of the perennial favourites in urg but...

A couple of months ago, I finally got round to cutting back the herbs in my
herb patch - rosmary, thyme, sage, lavender etc. Being lazy and my compost
bins being full, I just threw it all on my other veg beds for the worms to
deal with. Anyway, since then the neighbours cats haven't done their
business on my veg beds once!

It looks neater than the big prickly sticks and smells *a lot* nicer than
renardine.

According to some, cats are repelled by certain odors. Citrus and
eucalyptus oils are supposed to be deterrents. Of course, cats' like
humans' tastes vary.

The message
from Frogleg contains these words:
On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 14:28:24 -0000, "Martin Sykes"
wrote:

Not wishing to reopen one of the perennial favourites in urg but...

A couple of months ago, I finally got round to cutting back the herbs in my
herb patch - rosmary, thyme, sage, lavender etc. Being lazy and my compost
bins being full, I just threw it all on my other veg beds for the worms to
deal with. Anyway, since then the neighbours cats haven't done their
business on my veg beds once!

It looks neater than the big prickly sticks and smells *a lot* nicer than
renardine.

According to some, cats are repelled by certain odors. Citrus and
eucalyptus oils are supposed to be deterrents. Of course, cats' like
humans' tastes vary.

Aluminium ammonium sulphate sprinkled on the soil is distasteful to
cats, and breaks down (eventually) into useful fertiliser.

--
Rusty
Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar.
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/

"Martin Sykes" wrote in message
...
Not wishing to reopen one of the perennial favourites in urg but...

A couple of months ago, I finally got round to cutting back the herbs in
my
herb patch - rosmary, thyme, sage, lavender etc. Being lazy and my compost
bins being full, I just threw it all on my other veg beds for the worms to
deal with. Anyway, since then the neighbours cats haven't done their
business on my veg beds once!

It looks neater than the big prickly sticks and smells *a lot* nicer than
renardine.

--
Martin & Anna Sykes
( Remove x's when replying )
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~sykesm

I have found an unusal way to solve this problem by making a friend of the
worst offender ( a few titbits and a drop of milk)
He now looks on it as his territory and cats do not dirty their own and
protect it from other cats. Result, my garden stays completly mess free.
It's really worked for me.

Frogleg wrote:

According to some, cats are repelled by certain odors. Citrus and
eucalyptus oils are supposed to be deterrents. Of course, cats' like
humans' tastes vary.

Our moggy could eat a Chicken Jalfrezi, but her *real* favourite was
the Saturday Night Chicken Bhuna......

--
from
RVMJ
(dot) 99g (at) BTinternet (dot) com

On Sat, 14 Feb 2004 19:14:14 +0000, RVMJ 99g wrote:

Frogleg wrote:

According to some, cats are repelled by certain odors. Citrus and
eucalyptus oils are supposed to be deterrents. Of course, cats' like
humans' tastes vary.

Our moggy could eat a Chicken Jalfrezi, but her *real* favourite was
the Saturday Night Chicken Bhuna......

At the risk of fostering a very OT thread, I've known 1st or 2nd hand
cats who favored asparagus (just the tips, you understand), cheese,
melon, and a garlic/wine/butter sauce surrounding fish. The fish was
untouched; the sauce vanished.

"Frogleg" wrote in message
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On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 14:28:24 -0000, "Martin Sykes"
wrote:

Not wishing to reopen one of the perennial favourites in urg but...

A couple of months ago, I finally got round to cutting back the herbs in
my
herb patch - rosmary, thyme, sage, lavender etc. Being lazy and my
compost
bins being full, I just threw it all on my other veg beds for the worms
to
deal with. Anyway, since then the neighbours cats haven't done their
business on my veg beds once!

It looks neater than the big prickly sticks and smells *a lot* nicer than
renardine.

According to some, cats are repelled by certain odors. Citrus and
eucalyptus oils are supposed to be deterrents. Of course, cats' like
humans' tastes vary.

We have found the pot trays we use for holding small pots good for deterring
cats, they are on short legs and you can cover the veg bed with them, they
make it impossible to dig they can either be left or removed once crops are
bigger. (LBS sell them)

--
Charlie, gardening in Cornwall. (and reluctant owner of 4 cats!)
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs)

"Charlie Pridham" wrote in message ...
"Frogleg" wrote in message
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On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 14:28:24 -0000, "Martin Sykes"
wrote:

We have found the pot trays we use for holding small pots good for deterring
cats, they are on short legs and you can cover the veg bed with them, they
make it impossible to dig they can either be left or removed once crops are
bigger. (LBS sell them)

Ooooh, don't go buying them from LBS! Just go down to your local
garden centre and ask for some. I'm certain they would give them to
you for free (we certainly would in our store) as it's impossible to
get them recycled so they just go in the commercial waste every week -
and garden centres get through zillions of those trays - they come in
a miriad of sizes, all slightly different, so that they are impossible
to stack well and take up so much room. I'm sure garden centres would
be glad to pass on as many as you wanted...

Annette

"Charlie Pridham" wrote in message ...
"Frogleg" wrote in message
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On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 14:28:24 -0000, "Martin Sykes"
wrote:

We have found the pot trays we use for holding small pots good for deterring
cats, they are on short legs and you can cover the veg bed with them, they
make it impossible to dig they can either be left or removed once crops are
bigger. (LBS sell them)

Ooooh, don't go buying them from LBS! Just go down to your local
garden centre and ask for some. I'm certain they would give them to
you for free (we certainly would in our store) as it's impossible to
get them recycled so they just go in the commercial waste every week -
and garden centres get through zillions of those trays - they come in
a miriad of sizes, all slightly different, so that they are impossible
to stack well and take up so much room. I'm sure garden centres would
be glad to pass on as many as you wanted...

Annette

"Charlie Pridham" wrote in message ...
"Frogleg" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 14:28:24 -0000, "Martin Sykes"
wrote:

We have found the pot trays we use for holding small pots good for deterring
cats, they are on short legs and you can cover the veg bed with them, they
make it impossible to dig they can either be left or removed once crops are
bigger. (LBS sell them)

Ooooh, don't go buying them from LBS! Just go down to your local
garden centre and ask for some. I'm certain they would give them to
you for free (we certainly would in our store) as it's impossible to
get them recycled so they just go in the commercial waste every week -
and garden centres get through zillions of those trays - they come in
a miriad of sizes, all slightly different, so that they are impossible
to stack well and take up so much room. I'm sure garden centres would
be glad to pass on as many as you wanted...

Annette

"Charlie Pridham" wrote in message ...
"Frogleg" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 14:28:24 -0000, "Martin Sykes"
wrote:

We have found the pot trays we use for holding small pots good for deterring
cats, they are on short legs and you can cover the veg bed with them, they
make it impossible to dig they can either be left or removed once crops are
bigger. (LBS sell them)

Ooooh, don't go buying them from LBS! Just go down to your local
garden centre and ask for some. I'm certain they would give them to
you for free (we certainly would in our store) as it's impossible to
get them recycled so they just go in the commercial waste every week -
and garden centres get through zillions of those trays - they come in
a miriad of sizes, all slightly different, so that they are impossible
to stack well and take up so much room. I'm sure garden centres would
be glad to pass on as many as you wanted...

Annette