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I need a list of plants, preferable pretty ones, that will deter the neighborhood strays from, um, digging in front of our house. My own cats despise lavender, and we have two thriving lavender plants that are about to flower. I hope those will help. But that's not enough. Other ideas? Any gardening tricks (e.g. coyote urine laced around the perimeter) that I could try?
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Posted 07 June 2009 - 08:00 PM
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but seriously, here's a grandma list of stuff cats and squirrels don't like:
mothballs, orange peel or lemon rind around the garden and plant bed borders
spray pieces of cotton cloth with citrus oil scented air freshener (we like "pure citrus" brand)and place the cloths around the plants you want to protect
other stuff cat's hate: ginger, cayenne, coffee grounds, tobacco, mustard oil, lavender oil, lemon grass oil, grapefruit oil, citronella oil, and eucalyptus oil
but seriously, here's a grandma list of stuff cats and squirrels don't like:
mothballs, orange peel or lemon rind around the garden and plant bed borders
spray pieces of cotton cloth with citrus oil scented air freshener (we like "pure citrus" brand)and place the cloths around the plants you want to protect
other stuff cat's hate: ginger, cayenne, coffee grounds, tobacco, mustard oil, lavender oil, lemon grass oil, grapefruit oil, citronella oil, and eucalyptus oil
“One thing kids like is to be tricked. For instance, I was going to take my little nephew to Disneyland, but instead I drove him to an old burned-out warehouse. 'Oh, no!', I said, 'Disneyland burned down.' He cried and cried, but I think that deep down he thought it was a pretty good joke. I started to drive over to the real Disneyland, but it was getting pretty late.”
~Jack Handey
*proud descendant of cheese eating surrender monkeys*
~Jack Handey
*proud descendant of cheese eating surrender monkeys*
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Posted 08 June 2009 - 03:53 AM
This is very helpful. We have no shortage of citrus peels around here, along with plenty of coffee grounds and lots of other things on splinky's list. Thank you both!
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Posted 08 June 2009 - 03:57 AM
and yet, my mom has no shortage of strays in her backyard, they just dig and poop at the next door neighbors, instead
“One thing kids like is to be tricked. For instance, I was going to take my little nephew to Disneyland, but instead I drove him to an old burned-out warehouse. 'Oh, no!', I said, 'Disneyland burned down.' He cried and cried, but I think that deep down he thought it was a pretty good joke. I started to drive over to the real Disneyland, but it was getting pretty late.”
~Jack Handey
*proud descendant of cheese eating surrender monkeys*
~Jack Handey
*proud descendant of cheese eating surrender monkeys*
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