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Re: Maybe OT? protecting raised beds

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If you have small children in the neighborhood do *NOT* use electric fences;
Premier Fence Inc has published a warning in their catalog about the dangers
of this...

A motion sensor sprinkler is another technology which is less hazardous, see
http://www.scatmat.com

Frank---going to the dogs? Try a robot hoser...:-)
-----Original Message-----
From: Lon J. Rombough <lonrom@hevanet.com>
To: chomi@erols.com <chomi@erols.com>
Cc: sqft@listbot.com <sqft@listbot.com>
Date: Wednesday, July 07, 1999 1:27 AM
Subject: Re: Maybe OT? protecting raised beds


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>I pass along a story on this, without necessarily advocating it (I'm not
>sure how to build the apparatus anyway).  A man my father knew had a
similar
>problem and solved it by setting up an electrified wire in the flower beds
>that were being marked.  When the urine stream hit the wire, the circuit
was
>completed and the electricity followed the wet path back to the dog.  Dogs
>very quickly learned not to use that area.
>----------
>>From: "ADNchomi" <chomi@erols.com>
>>To: <sqft@listbot.com>
>>Subject: Maybe OT?  protecting raised beds
>>Date: Tue, Jul 6, 1999, 10:15 PM
>>
>
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>>Dear List members,
>>
>>I'm relatively new to sqft gardening...gardening of
>>*any* sort, actually.  I've been really impressed
>>by the way sqft gardening actually succeeds so
>>well.  Lately, though, I've run into a problem <sigh>
>>
>>There's a couple of dogs in the neighborhood that
>>have started coming by (in a small pack) every
>>a.m. and are "marking" the corners of my raised
>>beds.  Worse than that, they're not just hitting
>>the wood of the raised beds.  I'm losing plants over this.
>>(unhappy look)
>>
>>It will be at least a week before I can get my fence
>>completed.  In the meantime, is there something I
>>can do to a) deter unwelcome canine visitors and
>>b) neutralize the urine/save my plants????
>>
>>And yes, I know the best solution is for neighbors
>>to keep their dogs under control.  I'm not going
>>to get into a confrontation w/folks on the block,
>>though, just quietly put up my fence.  In the meantime,
>>if you've any suggestions on saving my plants I'd
>>really love to hear them....
>>
>>Thank you in advance,
>>Chomi
>>
>>
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