Re: OT; Keeping Cats out of Iris Bed
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- Subject: Re: OT; Keeping Cats out of Iris Bed
- From: J* I* J* <j*@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Wed, 4 Jun 1997 10:43:52 -0600 (MDT)
J. Griffin Crump wrote:
>
> Amber L Hillyard wrote:
> >
> > My daughter has cat out side they think my Iris bed is their palyground
> > anyone know how to keep them out. any help would be accepted. thank you
> >
> Barney Lou -- The only thing I know that will keep cats out is dogs. But
> dogs and gardens are natural enemies, as we all know.
Ahhh, not everyone....
I have a very large german shepherd who takes great pride in patrolling
the garden and never damages anything. You of course have to let them
know where the new seedling beds are so they realize that there is a new
area, but that is a short term problem. It is amazing what a little bit
of training will accomplish.
> I have watched my
> neighbors' cats stalk birds among my irises, but have never noticed them
> doing any damage. They mince their way, whereas other animals tend to
> lumber and stomp.
My cats play "tigers is the veldt" amongst the irises and the biggest
danger is that I won't see one of them hiding as I am pulling off a dead
leaf and end up with a cat on the other end of the leaf.
Dogs and cats can get along perfectly well together. Just like children
they are not always perfectly mannered, but they can learn limits.
Barney Lou,
One thing you might try to keep cats out of your garden is chicken
manure. They don't seem to like pawing and walking on it. Has the added
benefit of adding nutrients to the garden.
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 CA, 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.
