nd2k@homxa.UUCP (A.SCHWARZ) (04/08/85)
Try a few orange or lemon peels placed around
your planter. For some reason cats are repelled by citrus
fruit.
We had learned this from someone else; we have 2
cats at home and didn't want them near certain things.
It works!!!kolling@decwrl.UUCP (Karen Kolling) (04/09/85)
> Try a few orange or lemon peels placed around > your planter. For some reason cats are repelled by citrus > fruit. I'm a bit dubious about this, my cats aren't repelled by citrus. Try making the dirt in the planter uninviting, perhaps cover the surface with large bark chips, or keep it soaking wet for a while (there's nothing planted in it right now, so it won't rot, right?)
nemo@rochester.UUCP (Wolfe) (04/09/85)
> > Try a few orange or lemon peels placed around > > your planter. For some reason cats are repelled by citrus > > fruit. > > I'm a bit dubious about this, my cats aren't repelled by citrus. > Try making the dirt in the planter uninviting, perhaps cover the > surface with large bark chips, or keep it soaking wet for a while > (there's nothing planted in it right now, so it won't rot, right?) I've successfully used larger pebbles and rocks - they don't like things so coarse. If the pebbles are too small, they may try to play with them, though. While we're at it, researchers at U Florida found that there is truth to the old wives tale that cucumber peels repel cock roaches. This has been independently verified by me. Now how about those slugs? Nemo
jcp@osiris.UUCP (Jody Patilla) (04/11/85)
> > Try a few orange or lemon peels placed around > > your planter. For some reason cats are repelled by citrus > > fruit. > > I'm a bit dubious about this, my cats aren't repelled by citrus. > Try making the dirt in the planter uninviting, perhaps cover the > surface with large bark chips, or keep it soaking wet for a while > (there's nothing planted in it right now, so it won't rot, right?) Sprinkle some cayenne pepper around, and later on, spray a solution of pepper water on your plants. Keeps dogs and bugs away too. -- jcpatilla "'Get stuffed !', the Harlequin replied ..."