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Re: Cat Control

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Hi!

I got these from another list I am on:

I got the following tips to keep cats out of our flower beds a while back from
Ann Landers' column. Unfortunately, I had to retype the column because I
couldn't find it on the Internet. I didn't retype it word for word -- that will
be too much. :-) But here are the important tips (the sentences in quotations
are not my experiences but rather from other gardeners).

- MOTH BALLS ("will not harm the cats, but will make their lives temporarily
unpleasant, and they will not return.")

- CITRUS PEELINGS ("Lemon, grapefruit or orange peels placed in various spots in
the flower bed will guarantee no more feline invasions.")

- PEPPER SPRAY ("It worked like magic. After 2 days, there wasn't a cat to be
seen. They are fast learners.")

- MAYONNAISE JAR ("Take a mayonnaise jar filled with water, and place it in the
soil. If the flower bed is large, it could take two or three jars. Place the
jars down flat on their sides. Cats do not like to see their own reflection, and
when they encounter the jars, they will leave and not return."

- POPSICLE STICKS ("Get several Popsicle sticks (about 4 or 5 inches long), and
push them into the ground, leaving only 2 or 3 inches exposed. The invading cats
cannot sit or dig in the dirt, so they just leave.")

- PINE CONES ("Cover the ground with pine cones. Cats hate them and will not
come back. I guarantee it.")

MY experiences: dry broken eggshells. It also deters squirrels, slugs and
cutworm.

Ellen
Ontario


ALSO:

I read somewhere recently, that to keep critters out of plant beds, cover the
floor of the beds with heavy chicken wire then lightly cover with a mulch. The
animals apparently don't like to have their claws get raked with the metal and
will go elsewhere.  oh and to get it around te plants that are already there,
just snip it so you can wrap the plants.  Depending on how
populated your beds are, it may or may not work for you.  I have also heard that
animals don't like peppermint (including ants and other bugs) and all you have
to do is soak some cotton balls with peppermint extract and set them in the
garden or spray some on the plants or the ground around them (use one tablespoon
to one gallon of water if you spray).  Many cats, dogs and other animals don't
like garlic so if you plant some that could keep them away or crush a few cloves
and let it steep for a couple days in the sun then filter out the clumps and
then add to a sprayer and spray.  Things work for different people you just have
to experiment and find out what will work for you.  If all else fails, and you
see an animal that isn't supposed to be there, spray them with a hose.  :)  Good
luck!
Mary


Hope this helps!
Christine in Milwaukee


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