Re: OT; Keeping Cats out of Iris Bed

John I Jones wrote:
> 
> 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.
> 
You have to be extremly careful with chichen litter. It is very potent!
Needs to age for quite awhile before it can be used or it will burn
everything up.
I've heard on the iris-l & other sources,that a pepper mix will
discourage animals out of the garden. I'm growing hot peppers just for
this, this year. I have opossums & other critters here. They can do a
lot of damage in one night. Also have stray cats breeding in one of my
beds. I'm determined to get rid of my problem,too. If the pepper
cocoction doesn't work, We may have to go to more drastic solutions.
	Good luck,
	Janice Stocks
	Baytown, TX
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