RE: Garden lugs/or thugs? -- support your local plant

Oh Laurie, too funny.  You obviously saw 'Unsinkable Molly Brown' (Belly up
to the bar, boys!).

Anyway: I solve this problem with catMINT by putting those 2' tall plastic
coated wire fences around newly emerging plants.  The green variety.  The
fences disappear soon, in the foliage, and the cats can only nip at the
outer edges and can't roll in/lay on/demolish the plant itself.  I have 3
cats that live with me, and lots of neighborhood cats and this works great.

This fencing comes in about 10' rolls for about $10 and I cut each into 3-4
pieces each, depending on what plant I'm supporting.  I also use them for
oriental poppies, mums, centaurea, lavenders, etc.  In my climate, they stay
outside all year.  Many are nearly 10 years old and in fine shape.

For taller things like shasta daisies, valerian officinalis I'll use small
or large tomato cages.  Can't even see them in no time...

Susan Saxton, zone 6b
For mine is a little old fashioned garden where the flowers come
together to praise the Lord and teach all who look upon them to do
likewise.
Celia Thaxter

I AM in shape.  ROUND is a shape!


> -----Original Message-----
> From: LAURIE_WAKEFIELD@NON-HP-USA-om11.om.hp.com
> [L*@NON-HP-USA-om11.om.hp.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 1999 2:06 PM
> Cc: perennials@mallorn.com
> Subject: Re: Garden lugs
> 
> 
>      <<Regarding the catnip that is giving Myrna hedaches... 
> is it catnip 
>      or catMINT?  I have that problem with catmint (nepeta 
> sp).  The cat 
>      does like it but not enough to keep it in check. >>
>      
>      I HAD catmint and catnip. I planted them early last 
> summer and they 
>      have turned from tender pretty little plants into 
> hardened cat spitty 
>      stumps.  
>      
>      There is a well trod cat path right to them. Every time 
> one puts out a leaf 
>      bud, yet another cat bellies up to the bed for a little 
> libation. The plant 
>      in front of it died from being used as a bar stool. 
> Every cat in the 
>      neighborhood seems in on the secret.
>      
>      ah well.
>      
>      Laurie
>      Medford, MA
>      zone 6
> 
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