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| 2542.1 | | CIRCUS::KOLLING | Karen, Sweetie, & Holly; in Calif. | Mon Jun 05 1989 19:37 | 4 |
| I wonder if you could plant some plants that repel
cats in amoungst the flowers that you have in the front? I think
I've heard of such plants, but I don't remember any names.
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| 2542.2 | Don't plant catnip :-) | VAXWRK::SKALTSIS | Deb | Mon Jun 05 1989 20:04 | 5 |
| You could get a pile of pinecones and sort of use them as mulch. It
will be uncomfortable for the cats to walk on them and maybe they wont
use your flower garden for a box any more.
Deb
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| 2542.3 | mothballs | CRUISE::NDC | | Tue Jun 06 1989 08:50 | 6 |
| I don't know about pine cones, but Mao uses a pile of pine needles
when she does her business outside. I know cats hate moth-balls.
I wonder if you could wrap them in something, say Tin foil, and
poke holes in it to let the smell out. it would look pretty wierd
but it might discourage them.
Nancy DC
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| 2542.4 | | YOSMTE::CORDESBRO_JO | | Tue Jun 06 1989 14:07 | 6 |
| Have you tried the products like "Repel"? You sprinkle these in
your garden and they are supposed to repel dogs and cats, yours
or your neighbors. I have never used them, but I may have to soon,
a neighborhood cat has been pooping in my garden too.
Jo
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| 2542.5 | pepper or mulch | PARITY::DENISE | And may the traffic be with you | Tue Jun 06 1989 16:55 | 13 |
| What has worked really well for me not only for cats, which used to
poop in my garden too, but for skunks, dogs, etc. is powdered red, hot
pepper. Animals, including cats have to sniff the area first, and
when they do, well - they won't forget it! The pepper won't hurt them,
it will just improve their memory suddenly. It also isn't noticable
on the ground. It has always worked so good for all kinds of varmints
as well. They don't forget either!
I would think bark mulch would help too. The bark wouldn't be the most
desirable pooping texture, and would also conserve moisture for the
plants and in most applications looks nice and neat. No weeds either!
Denise
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| 2542.6 | | WR2FOR::HARPHAM_LY | | Tue Jun 06 1989 18:55 | 13 |
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Thanks to everyone who has replied to this note so far. I haven't
tried REPEL, but I'd rather try some more natural types of remedies
first. Another VAXNoter directed me to a note on this subject
in the GARDEN notes, which I've found, and there are some interesting
suggestions -including the red pepper suggested in .5, coffee-grounds,
lemons, and other non-aromatic-to-cats things. I'll probably give
it a few weeks, but will write back to this conference to let you
all know if I've had any luck! (Iago's going to be P.O.'d!)
Thanks again,
Lynn
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| 2542.7 | New Name | WR2FOR::HARPHAM_LY | | Tue Jun 06 1989 18:58 | 7 |
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Sorry, I should have noted in .6 that I have changed my name since
my original note, thus you will notice the different user-id at
the top of my note --but I AM the same person (I think...)
Lynn
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| 2542.8 | | HPSTEK::BOURGAULT | | Wed Jun 07 1989 11:13 | 8 |
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Wood bark mulch don't work. I have a flower bed in my yard that
has wood bark mulch and it has become my two cats favorite place
to dig. I'm going to try the red pepper idea. I'm tired of my
Snowball deciding my pansies make a nice mattress.
Faith
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