Re: OT: cat-proofing your iris beds
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- Subject: Re: OT: cat-proofing your iris beds
- From: "* I* J* <j*@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 00:07:53 -0600 (MDT)
Dennis Kramb wrote:
>
> I have 3 stray kittens
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Well I don't like the sharp stick solution, too much potential danger to the
kittens. The sharp stones or gravel might work.
In the spring when I want to protect my beds, I unroll 24" chicken wire around
the bed and use 1/4" dowels woven in and out of the wire to hold it up. Won't
keep out a full grown cat who really wants in, but it might keep out the
kittens until they get old enough to be interested in something else. My Zoe
(you can see her on my webpage at
http://members.home.net/jijones/People/Zoe.htm) spends the summer playing
"Tiger in the Savannah" any time I am in the garden.
I have heard that Chicken Manure is a deterrent for cats but have never tried
it. There are commercial "Pet Repellent" products that may work as well.
John | "There be dragons here"
| Annotation used by ancient cartographers
| to indicate the edge of the known world.
John Jones, jijones@ix.netcom.com
Fremont, California, USA, Earth, USDA zone 8/9 (coastal, bay)
Max high 95F/35C, Min Low 28F/-2C average 10 days each
Heavy clay base for my raised beds.
There are currently 83 Iris pictures on my Website. Visit me at:
http://members.home.net/jijones
