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Re: Cat Control

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>Maggie,
You can probably blame the nibbled lemon thyme on the cats. Some of my cats 
like it better than catnip.

I put my tomato cages over newly planted rows to discourage the cats. 
Unfortunately, once I've planted the tomatoes, I have nothing to use, but by 
that time I have usually mulched the garden with straw which they don't 
like. If I'm in the garden and see them digging, I spray them with the hose. 
It doesn't have to be a strong spray since they hate being wet.

The catnip and lemon thyme I surround with chicken wire. The plants grow 
through the wire, but the cats can't get at the core of the plant and 
destroy it. This gives them something to enjoy.

I use to leave a small strip of soil so they would have a place to dig, but 
I didn't do that this year. Hope I won't be sorry. I need my cats for mice 
patrol and I enjoy their antics.

Cate in mid-Missouri
>
>New neighborhood, new raised beds, and new outdoor
>cats that think the beds are litter boxes!!!!!!
>
>Any suggestions, short of enclosing each entire box
>with chicken wire, on how to keep cats from digging in
>my garden.
>*We have a dog but he loves cats!  And these
>neighborhood cats seem fine with him too, so I can't
>use his hair to deter them.
>*Should I try the "Cat-b-gone" sprays from the pet
>store?  Has anyone had success with any brand?
>
>So far they've only dug in between the plants and
>haven't damaged anything.  Though there is some sage
>and lemon thyme that was chomped on, would birds do
>this or can I blame the cats for that too?
>
>Thanks,     Maggie Raptis    (Zone 6)
>
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