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Post by Jardack on Mar 22, 2008 20:08:32 GMT
Does anyone have any suggestions how I can protect my raised bed from next doors cats - short of landmines around the outside? Feeling really  and  seeing all that poo in there today Can I get some sort of frame or something to go over it maybe? Jardak |
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Post by Tig on Mar 22, 2008 20:13:38 GMT
The plastic coated netting keeps the cats off my neighbours veg patch Jardack, he bought a roll from Wilkinsons. I use a tangle of twigs on the borders where things are growing, once things start coming up they don't seem to bother so much. just want to dig in the bare earth.
x Tig
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Post by Amo on Mar 22, 2008 20:28:18 GMT
Anything twiggy. Berberis is good, keeps my lot off anyway.  |
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Post by Jardack on Mar 23, 2008 19:36:44 GMT
Thanks Tig and Amo
My other neighbours who are really nice have a berberis so I might go and get a few cuttings!!
I am off to the GC tomorrow so will get some netting to and hope for the best. Will be fine once it is all full with yummy veg I hope!
JArdack
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Post by Rosefriend on Mar 23, 2008 19:56:57 GMT
Just an idea - we have problems with cats here as well. We also drink ground coffee. Now I have been told that this is a good fertilizer in the garden (which I had heard before) but also that if you sprinkle the coffee grounds around plants instead of throwing them away , cats do not appear.
My neighbour is trying it out at the moment after sticking her hands in poo and then threatening to strangle the neighbours moggie.
I will let you know if it works.
RF
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Post by Jardack on Mar 23, 2008 20:06:50 GMT
oooh thanks Rosefriend
DH loves his coffee and would be over the moon if he could have more ground coffee!
Jardack
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Post by Rosefriend on Mar 27, 2008 18:08:21 GMT
I went to my neighbours today Jardack and asked for the results so far.
After 10 days no more cat poo has appeared where she had sprinkled the ground coffee.....I looked myself and all I could see were cat prints around but no poo at all.
I have also been in google and found out that coffee grounds are a great fertilizer, if you add something else to it....
Soooooo - what do you think - I have already started saving ground coffee rests here.
RF
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Post by Cheerypeabrain on Mar 27, 2008 18:38:45 GMT
any excuse to drink fresh coffee..... ;D
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Post by Jardack on Mar 27, 2008 19:13:36 GMT
oooh thanks Rosefriend, methinks I might have to treat him to some proper coffee.... Lets hope your friend doesn't go off the taste of coffee Jardack |
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Post by Rosefriend on Mar 28, 2008 13:10:05 GMT
I don't think that she will go off freshly ground coffee - rather like the English and their tea drinking, the Germans are known for their beer coffee consumption!!
RF
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Post by Rosefriend on Apr 16, 2008 8:50:22 GMT
Just a quick update on the coffee grounds - it works very well indeed - as long as the coffee grounds are wet.
It does not work when the coffee grounds are dry, presumably they don't smell.
RF
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2008 18:27:08 GMT
if you want to distract a cat, apparently bleach will draw their attention, apart from that tiger poo works a treat!! no really !! honest!!
must be a zoo near u ;D
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Post by Rosefriend on Apr 17, 2008 17:06:51 GMT
bleach - well it would certainly draw my attention....tiger poo as well when I come to think about it!!
RF
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Post by Amo on Apr 17, 2008 18:17:03 GMT
I could never ride my pony out across Lymington common for weeks after the circus had been. I think the elephant poo was a deterrant as well as the big cats. Don't they sell lion poo in bags?
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