RedShoes
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Thu Jul-17-08 09:09 PM
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Dammit, the male kittehs are killing my garden and I need them to stop it |
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I am at my wit's end, and so are my boxwoods. (!!!) I've read that coffee grinds will stop it, the same for citrus peels, but will it hurt the plants? I don't know what to do and I don't want to hurt the kittehs who come a callin' for my pretty diva cat, who will be getting fixed as soon as she's done nursing her litter, which I am keeping each and every one. :)
But I want this shit with my garden to stop. NOW.
Anybody got any suggestions?
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femmocrat
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Thu Jul-17-08 09:12 PM
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My mom used to sprinkle them around to keep the cats out of her flower gardens. I think they dissolve when it rains, though.
I don't think either coffee grounds or citrus peels would hurt your plants. I never heard of them as a cat-repellent.
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RedShoes
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Thu Jul-17-08 09:38 PM
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3. thanks. I'll try anything. |
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I am considering a sensor operated sprinkler. That'll keep 'em gone, I think.
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Thu Jul-17-08 09:15 PM
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2. I've heard that red pepper flakes (like the ones people put on pizza) work well. |
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Thu Jul-17-08 09:39 PM
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4. i read that too.. that their sensitive little paws don't like it, but I don't want them HURT |
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Thu Jul-17-08 09:55 PM
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7. I think they don't like the smell. |
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Even though, for God's sake, they'll eat CANNED CAT FOOD, the most vile substance on Earth, apparently they don't care for pepper.
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Fri Jul-18-08 08:35 AM
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14. pepper better than mothballs |
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less toxic and less smelly and gets the point across.
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Thu Jul-17-08 09:41 PM
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5. cheyenne pepper mixed with water in a spray bottle and spray your boxwood |
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Thu Jul-17-08 09:53 PM
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6. Is that the kind of pepper that comes from the city in Wyoming? |
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Thu Jul-17-08 10:00 PM
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8. hahaha now we know why Wyoming is so sparsely populated...pepper spraying |
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Edited on Thu Jul-17-08 10:32 PM by ElsewheresDaughter
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Thu Jul-17-08 10:00 PM
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9. Coffee and citrus will add acid to the soil. |
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Bear that in mind. May I suggest a squirt gun?
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RedShoes
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Fri Jul-18-08 07:12 AM
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11. I thought that is what would happen.... |
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and that's no better for my plants than the cats killing them. The problem with a squirt gun is I rarely actually catch them in my garden (but I've seen them enough to know they're there)
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Thu Jul-17-08 10:09 PM
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10. I've never tried these but they look like they'd work. |
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Fri Jul-18-08 07:14 AM
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12. do you know of any kitty resistant bushes? |
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My grasses have been affected, as have my hollies and my boxwoods but my citronella plants seem to be thriving.
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Fri Jul-18-08 07:30 AM
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13. what on earth are they doing? |
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spraying or pooing on your boxwoods? Boxwoods smell like cat shit on their own, they don't need any assistance from kittehs!
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