RE: cats

There you go!  The only reason I don't plant it is because I don't want stray cats in my birdy haven.
I don't even let Sugar out there, she's too good a huntress...

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Jesse Bell" <jesserenebell@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date:  Fri, 24 Jan 2003 21:25:31 -0600

>Plant some catnip mint.  That should keep it occupied!!!
>
>
>Jesse Rene' Bell
>Claremore, OK
>Zone 6
>
>
>
>>From: "Theresa- yahoo" <tchessie@yahoo.com>
>>Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
>>To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>>Subject: RE: [CHAT] fat birdies and cats
>>Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2003 16:25:09 -0800
>>
>>Sprinkle him with water- he won't be so enthused in the future to see you.
>>Theresa
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net]On
>>Behalf Of Ray & Nora Edwards
>>Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 2:50 PM
>>To: gardenchat@hort.net
>>Subject: Re: [CHAT] fat birdies and cats
>>
>>
>>  We are fortunate in having a vast number of birds and our yard attracts
>>many because it has most of what they want plants with seeds worms and a
>>water source. We get along well.
>>     I am having a cat problem though. The extremely friendly neighborhood
>>cat has decided gardening with me is the best thing he could imagine. He's 
>>a
>>lousy gardener. His idea of gardening is to twine in and out between my 
>>feel
>>, run in front of me and lay down where I'm digging. I have a good rapport
>>with animals and have had cats and dogs in the past, but even Madam ( my
>>friendliest cat) wasn't this attentive. Any ideas ? How to discourage his
>>gardening before he trips me.
>>Nora
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Melody" <mhobertm@excite.com>
>>To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>>Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 10:35 PM
>>Subject: RE: [CHAT] fat birdies
>>
>>
>> > We keep our little bird friends going by feeding them alot! Our birds
>> > pretty much empty each feeder in one day's time...but once you start
>> > feeding them in the winter it really isn't fair for that season to not
>> > keep the feeders filled every day for the whole winter...they need a
>> > dependable source of food (and like you've said, the seed headed plants
>> > are pretty much stripped bare by now). Also, my husband and I make sure
>> > to have lots and lots of brush piles available for shelter. And making
>> > sure they have a source of fresh, unfrozen water is pretty
>> > important,too...It is expected to get down to 12 below zero here
>> > tonight, with wind chills taking that down to between 25-35
>> > below...brrrr...
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Melody, IA (Z 5/4)
>> >
>> > "The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious."
>> > --Albert Einstein
>> >
>> >  --- On Wed 01/22, Pamela J. Evans < gardenqueen@gbronline.com > wrote:
>> > From: Pamela J. Evans [mailto: gardenqueen@gbronline.com]
>> > To: gardenchat@hort.net
>> > Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 17:51:14 -0600
>> > Subject: [CHAT] fat birdies
>> >
>> > On a different note (ha) I just thought I'd share a bird feeding
>> > observation. I've always fed the regular wild bird seed mixed half and
>> > half w/ black oil sunflower seeds, and the birdies have thrived on this
>> > for years. This year, I added a thistle/niger seed feeder for the
>> > finches (most of the purple coneflower heads are picked clean by now)
>> > and have started using that no-waste bird seed (from Gardens Alive). Not
>> > cheap, but holy cow are the birdies LOVING it. One of my robins is so
>> > fat, he can barely hop. He's too cute. And all my cardinals are fatter
>> > than ever. Sometimes I mix the high dollar food w/ the regular bird seed
>> > too (when I'm waiting for a delivery) but it's OK w/ the birdies. Quite
>> > cold here and getting colder by the minute. Sugar is at my feet and only
>> > stayed out about 90 seconds when I let her out on her tether today. My
>> > mourning doves are just waddling. That makes me happy because I know
>> > they will weather the cold snap (20 degrees below normal for the next
>> > three days). And I have shelters for the doves and ground hugging birds
>> > built back under he tree line, short limbs laid out in a box pattern
>> > full of fluffy leaves. Very sheltered and secure.
>> >
>> > How do y'all up North keep your biries going in such abominable cold??
>>Just curious.....
>> >
>> > Pam
>> >
>> > --
>> > Pam Evans
>> > Kemp TX/zone 8A
>> >
>> >
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Kemp TX/zone 8A


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